What is the primary purpose of the minimum wage?

Minimum Wage and Labor History

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
To exclude certain industries from wage regulations
To align wages with the cost of living
To ensure employees are paid less than a certain rate
To protect employers from paying high wages
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Which countries were the first to implement minimum wage laws?
Germany and Italy
United States and Canada
New Zealand and Australia
United Kingdom and France
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What was a significant outcome of the Pullman Strike of 1894?
Introduction of child labor laws
Formation of the United Auto Workers
Increase in minimum wage
Establishment of Labor Day
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which act set the first nationwide minimum wage in the U.S.?
Fair Labor Standards Act
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
National Industrial Recovery Act
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the initial minimum wage set by the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938?
50 cents an hour
75 cents an hour
15 cents an hour
25 cents an hour
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was a major challenge in implementing the Fair Labor Standards Act?
Opposition from labor unions
Insufficient funding for enforcement
Supreme Court rulings against labor laws
Lack of support from workers
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How many times has the U.S. federal minimum wage been raised since its first implementation?
15 times
10 times
22 times
30 times
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