TEST Review Chapter 4: Era of Reform

Why was the strike in Seattle in 1919 called a general strike?

• The workers wanted broad improvements in their working conditions.
• Members of many different unions and industries joined the strike.
• The government brought in army leaders to end the strike.
• The strike spread quickly to other cities throughout the country.

What was the final straw that led the United States to join World War I?

• the threat of violence from Ireland
• the actions of Woodrow Wilson
• the Zimmerman Telegram to Mexico
• the desire to sell war supplies

A vigilante is a person who

• is very careful and precise in all his or her work
• protests the actions of the government
• takes it upon themself to punish criminals
• does good deeds for his or her community

Read the following definition. Which word below does it best describe? " providing money or goods with the expectation of payment in the future"

• interest
• debt
• consumerism
• credit

Being neutral means

• siding with an enemy
• participate in a war
• not taking sides or participating in war

When workers refuse to work until a company grants them their demands it is called a

• ambush
• strike
• blacklist
• radicalite

A person who is thought to be a radical union member may be placed on

• a blacklist
• a committee
• a whitelist
• a pinklist

What did the IWW believe about World War I?

• It was unwinnable by the Allied Forces.
• It was too expensive for the United States.
• It was a way to increase union membership?
• It was being fought to enrich big business.

Members of the IWW were often called

• mill owners
• Wobblies
• Legionnaires
• scab workers

Why were the late 1800's called "The Gilded Age"?

• It was a time of increased wealth and political corruption.
• The United States was on the gold standard.
• The California Gold Rush made gold very common.
• Some of the nation's roads were covered with gold.