The Great Strikes (13.4)

______ brought the United States enormous wealth, but a great gap existed between the rich and the poor.

• Farming

• Herding

• Industrialization

• Socialism

To fight inequality between the rich and the poor, many workers turned to ______. This was an economic and political philosophy that favors public rather than private control of property.

• capitalism

• communism

• socialism

• individualism

Some people upset with inequality turned to labor unions. The _____ was a national craft union which organized skilled workers. Its leader was Samuel Gompers.

• American Federation of Labor

• International Labor Union

• Credit Union

• Workers Unite Union

T/F: Through economic pressures such as strikes and boycotts, the American Federation of Labor tried to force employers into negotiating with workers, like collective bargaining.

• True

• False

Workers fought for shorter days, higher_____, and better working conditions. Employers reacted with measures that included: forbidding union meetings, firing union organizers, and refusing to recognize unions.

• wages

• disability

• hours

• none of the above

National labor unrest continued, particularly in the railroad industry. Strikes erupted all over the nation, like the Railroad Strike of 1877. In 1893, ______ successfully formed a railway industrial union.

• Thomas Edison

• Nikola Tesla

• Eugene Debs

• Steph Curry

Strikes continued through the late 1800s and often erupted into violence. Employers turned to the federal government and the courts for help. The government responded by sending federal _____ and courts issued orders against unions.

• troops

• money

• food

• grants

T/F: The disorganized and violent nature of the strikes along with court and government action hampered union progress for decades.

• True

• False