Ch.5: The Labor Movement

Which was NOT a problem faced by most American factory workers in the late 19th century?

• boring, repetitive tasks
• periodic unemploymeny
• long hours and low wages
• demanding hiring requirements

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

• to obtain better conditions for workers in its affiliate unions
• to assist in the transition from a capitalist to a socialist society
• to help cigar workers obtain better housinhg and US citizenship
• to replace individual labor unions with a single union for all workers

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

• capitalism
• imperialism
• Communism
• Social Darwinism

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

• the protesters intended to overthrow the US government
• the protesters were members of the American Federation of Labor
• the rally was held in support of the Homestead and Pullman strikes
• a large number of the participants were German-speaking immigrants

Based on the picture, which sentence best describes the viewpoint of the artist?

• 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

What was an important consequence of the Haymarket Riot?

• decline in the Knights of Labor
• rally of public opinion in favor of workers
• victory of workers in the Homestead Strike
• break up of the American Federation of Labor

Which tactic was sometimes used by management to resist the demands of labor?

• strike
• boycott
• lockout
• picket line

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

• Government leaders received money from business and also believed in laissez-faire
• government leaders were followers of new ideologies from Europe such as Socialism
• government leaders did not belive that conditions for industrial workers were all that bad
• government leaders feared violence from business owners if they took the side of workers

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?

• Socialists 
• Union member
• Transcendentalist
• Social Darwinists

The newspaper depicts the Homestead Strike.
What was the main cause of the event depicted in the newspaper?

• Andrew Carnegie had wanted to employ Civil War veterans in his steelworks.
• Anarchists intended to blow up Andrew Carnegie's steelworks near Pittsburgh.
• Andrew Carnegie and Henry Frick wanted to break up the power of the steelworkers' union.
• Steelworkers left their jobs to enlist as soldiers when a future war with Spain became likely.