7.1E: Labor Unions

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The goal of labor unions was to

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demand better wages and shorter hours

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What was the biggest cause of the increase in labor unions during the Gilded Age?

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the way the workers were treated by big business

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The major tactic of labor unions was to strike, which meant

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to stop working until demands were met

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Samuel Gompers was the leader of which labor union?

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American Federation of Labor

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This political cartoon shows the

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conflict between workers and business leaders

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Why was the American Federation of Labor (AFL) more successful than the Knights of Labor (KOL)? Options: the AFL only allowed skilled laborers to join while the KOL allowed both unskilled and skilled laborers to join, the AFL used strikes while the KOL would use protests and marches, the AFL only allowed Americans born in the country while the KOL allowed only immigrants

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the AFL only allowed skilled laborers to join while the KOL allowed both unskilled and skilled laborers to join

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This political cartoon shows the dispute between whom during the Gilded Age?

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monopolies and laborers

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How did the Pullman Strike (1894) end?

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the Federal government sent in troops to force workers back to work

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Which strike hurt labor unions because of its deadly ending and violence being seen as "un-American"?

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Haymarket Strike

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During the Gilded Age, the federal government usually took the side of __________ during labor disputes.

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business leaders