Chapter 3- Progressive Movement

How did a growing number of workers respond to their poor working conditions and low pay?

• They started working at companies with very high pay
• They formed or joined unions
• They started new companies with generous working conditions
• They moved to settlement houses

Which group would have called for a factory strike?

• American Federation of Labor

• The Suffragists

• Captains of Industry

• Boss Tweed and his political machine

• The U.S. Military

All of the following are effects of monopolies, EXCEPT:

• Increased Prices
• Lack of Consumer (you) Choice
• Increase in Competition
• Lower Quality Products (items you buy)

In singing this song,"Eight hours for work, Eight hours for rest, Eight hours for what we will" (American Federation of Labor song) what were union members asking for?

• Safer factories
• Higher wages
• Shorter workdays
• Fewer work holidays

What era is represented by the desire for improved safety conditions, reduced work hours, and restrictions on child labor?

• Progressive Movement
• Modern Social Movement
• Civil Rights Movement
• Realism Movement

Which best illustrates what happened to unions after the Homestead Strike?

• Membership decreased
• Membership rose
• Many new unions were formed
• Membership numbers remained the same

Headline - "President Cleveland Orders Army to Arrest Railroad Strikers" Which strike is this headline most closely related too?

• Choo-Choo Strike of 1901
• Headway Strike
• Homestead Strike
• Pullman Strike

Which Progressive Era reform would have most likely addressed the problem of an 86 hour work week?

• Restrictions on child labor
• A reduction in working hours
• Increased acceptance of labor unions
• Improved safety conditions

What was the goal of the unions like the American Federation of Labor?

• The American Federation of Labor
• Mandatory stock options for all employees
• Improved working conditions and pay
• Decreased influence of the political machines

Which African American believed that equality could be achieved through vocational education?

• John D. Rockefeller
• Henry Ford
• W.E.B. DuBois
• Booker T. Washington