Ch. 6.1B Lesson Review

Ch. 6.1B Lesson Review

IWW & Massacres

Who were the Wobblies (I.W.W.)

• Industrial Workers of the World

• Welcomed everyone

Draw

Draw a picture to show how this was different from previous unions?

Who were the Wobblies (I.W.W.)

• Goal...overthrow capitalism (private owned business and property)
  

• Spoke out against poor working conditions and low pay...used unions 'greatest weapon.'

What might this comic's message be?

Open Ended

Would this goal bother most Americans?

Multiple Select

Which of the below statements was true of the I.W.W.?

• they were nicknamed wobblies

• they only welcomed European immigrants

• they were not afraid to go on strike

Everett Massacre Beginnings

1. Shingle Workers promised a raise

2. Did not happen

3. Shingle workers go on strike

4. I.W.W. sent people up from Seattle

   to support strikers

Open Ended

Did the Wobblies need to send people to support the striking shingle workers?

Multiple Choice

Which statement shows a possible cause of the Everett Massacre

• Shingle workers got the raise they asked for

• More Wobblies were sent to Everett to support strikers

• Shingle workers just complained about poor pay

Beginnings of Everett Massacre cont.

• October 30....Wobblies speaking at a busy corner

• Police asked them to move away from town center...Wobblies said "No!"

Open Ended

At this moment in history...how could either group have responded differently?

Beginnings of Everett Massacre cont.

• Wobblies gathered, taken to woods, and beaten

Multiple Choice

True or False --

"There was violence against the Wobblies even before the Everett Massacre."

• True

• False

Everett Massacre

1. November 5th...two boats filled with Wobblies come to Everett

2. Police told that Wobblies came to burn city

   How could both groups have handled the situation differently?

3. Wobblies told not to land on docks...someone shoots

4. People died and people wounded

Centralia Massacre (1919)

• Wobblies warned of raid

• Wobblie lawyer said they could protect their property

• Was this handled correctly? Y or N

Centralia Massacre (1919)

Parade for WW1 ending....stopped in front of IWW headquarters

• Some veterans shot

• In the end an I.W.W. member broken out of jail and hung

  
  

Poll

Were the people of Centralia justified in their actions?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about the Centralia Massacre?

• Veterans in a parade stopped in front of the IWW headquarters

• The Wobblies were told that they should let a raid happen

• No Wobblies were harmed during the Centralia Massacre