Labor Movement Quiz

What did workers demand from their employers?

• Lower pay, longer hours, and dangerous conditions

• Equal pay, flexible hours, and comfortable conditions

• Higher pay, better hours, and safer conditions

• No pay, flexible hours, and unsafe conditions

What is a strike?

• A negotiation between laborers and employers to improve working conditions

• A group of laborers stopping all work to force an employer to comply with demands

• A protest against government policies by labor unions

• A meeting of labor union leaders to discuss new labor policies

When did labor strikes increase in frequency?

• Between 1881 and 1905

• Between 1837 and 1877

• Between 1800 and 1830

• Between 1905 and 1930

What type of workers were often excluded from craft unions?

• Unskilled workers, white men, and women

• Skilled workers, immigrants, and women

• Skilled workers, white men, and women

• Unskilled workers, immigrants, and women

Where did the Great Railroad Strike begin?

• West Virginia

• Maryland

• Pennsylvania

• Illinois

What were the railroad workers protesting during the Great Railroad Strike?

• Lack of job opportunities and discrimination

• Cutting of wages and work-related injuries

• Long working hours and unsafe conditions

• High taxes and government regulations

How did the government respond to the Great Railroad Strike?

• Supporting the demands of the railroad workers

• Bringing in state militias and federal troops

• Ignoring the strike and allowing it to continue

• Negotiating with the striking workers

What did the Great Railroad Strike demonstrate?

• The power of unified labor against big businesses

• The ineffectiveness of strikes in achieving goals

• The importance of government support for workers

• The need for stricter regulations on labor unions

What measures were taken to prevent future strikes?

• Dissolution of labor unions and banning of strikes

• Formation of new state militia units and construction of National Guard armories

• Promotion of individualism and free market principles

• Increased wages and improved working conditions

What impact did the Great Railroad Strike have on union organizers?

• Loss of confidence in labor unions

• Renewed sense of power against big businesses

• Increased reliance on government support

• Decreased membership in craft unions