Laborer Leaders

What were two major impacts of the creation of the assembly line?

• It slowed down the manufacturing process to improve quality

• It increased production speed and lowered costs.

• It made products more expensive and exclusive

• It eliminated the need for factory workers.

• It transformed relationship between worker and industrialist

Which of the following were common justifications given for monopolies during the Gilded Age? (Select TWO)

• They promoted fair competition among small businesses.

• They created economies of scale that lowered consumer prices.

• They ensured government regulation of all industries

• The idea of survival of the fittest due to laissez faire capitalism.

• They prevented corruption and unfair business practices

In the late 1800s, why were the Homestead Steel Strike and the Pullman Railcar Strike unsuccessful?

• Factory owners hired children to replace the strikers

• The federal government supported business owners

• The Supreme Court ruled both strikes were illegal

• Most workers refused to take part in the strike

How did the American Federation of Labor (AFL) influence labor conditions during the late 19th century?

• By organizing nationwide strikes that shut down entire industries

• By lobbying the federal government to pass pro-labor legislation

• By negotiating directly with employers to secure better wages and hours for skilled workers

• By promoting unskilled workers to leadership positions within unions

 Which of the following BEST explains why presidents and governors of the late 1800s often used military force during conflicts between labor and management?

•  to support industrialists and end strikes

• to replace striking factory workers with soldiers

• to protect workers from the private armies of employers

• to make employers sign collective bargaining agreements

Rise of factory production in the late 1800s ------>

* long hours and low wages

*dangerous working conditions

* little bargaining power for workers ------>

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Which result completes this diagram?

• ratification of a suffrage amendment

• building of the transcontinental railroad

• passage of prohibition legislation

• expansion of labor unions