Labor Movement

The flier appeared on May 4, 1886.

Based on the flier, which conclusion can be made about the Haymarket Riot?

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

• The rally was held in support of the Homestead and Pullman strikes

• The protesters were members of the American Federation of Labor

• The protesters intended to overthrow the U.S. government

How were the Homestead and Pullman Strikes similar?

• both were ended by federal court injunctions

• both were led by union organizer Eugene V. Debs

• both ended in important defeats for organized labor

• both involved armed confrontations between workers and Pinkertons

The timeline shows events from the early American labor movement.

Which completes the timeline by replacing the question mark?

• arrest of Eugene V, Debs

• collapse of American Railway Union

• Homestead Strike at Carnegie's steelworks

• Supreme Court applies antitrust laws to unions

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 believe that conditions for industrial workers were all that bad

• Government leaders feared violence from business owners if they took the side of workers

The certificate was issued in 1919.

What was the primary goal of the organization that issued this certificate?

• to obtain better condition for workers in its affiliate unions

• to assist in the transition form a capitalist to a socialist society

• to help cigar workers obtain better housing and US citizenship

• to replace individual labor unions with a single union for all workers