Labor and Immigration

Which of the following was a health threat faced by industrial workers?

• hazardous machinery

• toxic gases and dust

• lack of safety equipment

• all of the above

Small factories with poor working conditions are often referred to as

• slums.

• slaughterhouses.

• tenements.

• sweatshops.

Why were many children forced to work throughout the 1800s?

• Their families needed supplemental income.

• They wanted to start careers early in life.

• They were needed to combat a labor shortage.

• Their parents were often involved in strikes.

What was workers' main strategy for improving their working conditions?

• individual bargaining

• signing yellow-dog contracts

• supporting socialist figures

• forming labor unions

What is the primary source of a labor union's negotiating power?

• boycotting particular goods

• offering arbitration

• threatening to strike

• sabotaging manufacturers

Which of the following best describes a yellow-dog contract?

• promise to not sabotage manufacturing

• contract tailored to child laborers

• written pledge not to join a union

• agreement to avoid boycotting goods

Which of the following best describes "bread and butter" unionism?

• promoting socialist ideals and working class power

• advocating violent protests against big businesses

• improving wages and working conditions for labor

• all of the above

Which national labor organization sought to overthrow capitalism?

• Knights of Labor

• American Federation of Labor

• Industrial Workers of the World

• Haymarket Federation

Socialists followed the economic theories of what famous political philosopher?

• Samuel Gompers

• Karl Marx

• Rose Schneiderman

• Eugene Debs

People who reject all forms of government are called

• anarchists.

• communists.

• socialists.

• unionists.