APUSH 6.7 Quiz

What does this image say about the need for labor unions?

• labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.

• Labor unions decreased nativism

• Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers

• Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day

The leader of the union known as the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

• Samuel Gompers

• Terrence Powderly

• John P. Morgan

• Henry Bessemer

The labor union that only accepted skilled workers who were difficult to replace during strikes.

• Knights of Labor
• American Federation of Labor
• World Wide Federation of Labor
• Nights and Days of Labor

Violent 1894 railway workers' strike which began outside of Chicago and spread nationwide

• Haymarket Riot

• Pullman Strike

• Homestead Strike

1896 labor-related protest in Chicago which ended in deadly violence

• Pullman Strike

• Haymarket Riot

• Homestead Strike

How did the public often perceive (view) unions as the result of events like the Haymarket Riot and the Homestead Strike?

• The unions were viewed as champions of the common man

• The unions were viewed as persecuted victims

• The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy

• The unions were viewed as being treated unfairly by the government

The Homestead Strike was a protest 

• in Colorado demanding safer working conditions. 
• Chicago demanding an eight-hour workday.
• against the Pullman Palace Car Company’s unsafe working conditions
• against the Carnegie Steel Company’s plan to cut jobs.

Select the statement that best describes the difference between the AFL and the Knights of Labor

• The Knights of Labor allowed only skilled workers to join their union

• The AFL allowed skilled and unskilled laborers to join their union

• The Knights of Labor allowed skilled and unskilled workers to join their union

• Both labor unions worked to improve lives for the owners of major companies

Why were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?

• Unskilled workers were paid high wages.
• Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.
• Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.
• Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.

Were the most radical and socialist union of the time period

• National Labor Union
• American Federation of Labor
• American Railway Union
• The Wobblies (IWW)