America at Work Quiz

During the period from 1894 to 1915, what was the primary force driving the economy in the United States?

• A) Agriculture

• B) Manufacturing

• C) Mining

• D) Retail

What were the working conditions like in factories during this period?

• A) Short hours and safe working conditions

• B) Long hours and unsafe working conditions

• C) Flexible hours and comfortable working conditions

• D) Varied hours and unpredictable working conditions

Which organization was created in 1886 to represent skilled craftsmen and fight for workers' rights?

• B) Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)

• C) Knights of Labor

• A) American Federation of Labor (AFL)

• D) United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)

What was one of the tools of change supported by politically radical labor groups during this period?

• A) Anarchism

• B) Capitalism

• C) Conservatism

• D) Liberalism

Which president supported regulation of big business and workers' rights during the Progressive Era?

• A) Theodore Roosevelt

• B) Woodrow Wilson

• C) William Howard Taft

• D) Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was the primary occupation considered respectable for women during this period?

• A) Factory work

• B) Teaching

• C) Nursing

• D) Domestic service

What were the common occupations for African Americans during this period?

• C) Factory workers and miners

• B) Sharecroppers and agricultural wage laborers

• D) Janitors and waiters

• A) Skilled craftsmen and railway workers

What industry saw rapid growth during this period, leading to the need for more administrative and clerical workers?

• C) Mining

• A) Agriculture

• D) Retail

• B) Manufacturing

What was the primary force driving the economy in the West during this period?

• C) Mining

• B) Manufacturing

• A) Agriculture

• D) Retail

What was one of the initiatives introduced by companies to prevent the creation of unions?

• A) Subsidized housing

• B) Libraries

• C) Employee social clubs

• D) All of the above