Round 9: Tossup 9

A “Little” strike in this industry led to the 1937 Memorial Day Massacre in Chicago. The Supreme Court blocked the Truman administration’s attempt (10[1]-5[1])to seize properties (10[2])in this industry in the Youngstown case. Alexander Berkman was arrested for (10[1])attempting to stab (-5[1])an executive (10[1])in this industry, Henry Clay Frick. (10[2])A businessman in this industry who funded the American Anti-Imperialist League described the duties of philanthropy in “The Gospel (10[1])of Wealth.” Pinkerton (10[1])agents engaged in a shootout with striking (10[1])workers in this industry in Homestead, Pennsylvania. For 10 points, Pittsburgh (10[1])was a center for what industry (10[1])in which Andrew Carnegie became a billionaire? ■END■ (10[1])

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