Ch.5: The Labor Movement

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Which was NOT a problem faced by most American factory workers in the late 19th century? Options: boring, repetitive tasks, periodic unemployment, long hours and low wages, demanding hiring requirements

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demanding hiring requirements

Front

What was the primary goal of the organization that issued the certificate issued in 1919?

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to obtain better conditions for workers in its affiliate unions

Front

This drawing was published in England in 1894. Which ideology was most similar to the ideology identified in the drawing?

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Communism

Front

This flier appeared on May 4, 1886. Based on the flier, which conclusion can be made about the Haymarket Riot?

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A large number of the participants were German-speaking immigrants.

Front

Based on the picture, which sentence best describes the viewpoint of the artist? Options: the police were largely responsible for the violence, the lives of women and children were endangered, the protesters' demands were largely justified, the protesters' were prepared to use violence

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the protesters' were prepared to use violence

Front

What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?

Back

decline in the Knights of Labor

Front

Which tactic was sometimes used by management to resist the demands of labor? Options: strike, boycott, lockout, picket line

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lockout

Front

Why did government leaders generally sympathize with business owners against labor in the late 19th century?

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Government leaders received money from business and also believed in laissez-faire.

Front

Which group believed that society was a competition in which the fittest came out on top, justifying the inequality faced by immigrants and minorities during the Gilded Age?

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Social Darwinists

Front

What was the main cause of the Homestead Strike depicted in the newspaper?

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Andrew Carnegie and Henry Frick wanted to break up the power of the steelworkers' union.