Labor and Industry Vocabulary Quiz

What was the primary goal of the Knights of Labor?

• To promote the interests of skilled workers only

• To secure and maintain the rights of all workers

• To support the interests of factory owners

• To oppose all forms of labor unions

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Which event is associated with a violent confrontation between labor protesters and police in Chicago in 1886?

• Pullman Strike

• Haymarket Riot

• Knights of Labor

• Bessemer Process

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What was the main purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

• To promote the growth of monopolies

• To encourage innovation in industries

• Sought to break up "unlawful monopolies"

• To support the expansion of the Florida East Coast Railroad

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Which labor organization was founded by Samuel Gompers in 1886?

• Knights of Labor

• American Federation of Labor

• Pullman Strike

• Social Darwinism

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What was the Bessemer Process used for during the Industrial Revolution?

• To improve agricultural productivity

• To produce steel more efficiently

• To enhance textile manufacturing

• To develop new communication technologies

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Which economic system is characterized by private ownership and free markets?

• Communism

• Social Darwinism

• Capitalism

• Monopoly

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What was the Pullman Strike primarily about?

• A protest against unsafe working conditions

• a boycott that shut down the railroad system out west and led to riots

• A movement to promote child labor laws

• A campaign to support the Bessemer Process

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Which concept suggests that only the fittest individuals or groups survive in a competitive environment?

• Communism

• Social Darwinism

• Innovation

• Monopoly

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What was the primary focus of the Florida East Coast Railroad during the Industrial Revolution?

• To develop new steel production methods

• To expand transportation networks in Florida

• To promote labor union activities

• To implement the Sherman Antitrust Act

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Which term refers to the exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market?

• Innovation

• Monopoly

• Entrepreneurs

• Child Labor

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