What is the primary purpose of the minimum wage?

Minimum Wage and Labor History

Interactive Video
•
History
•
9th - 12th Grade
•
Hard

Emma Peterson
FREE Resource
Read more
10 questions
Show all answers
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
30 sec • 1 pt
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
30 sec • 1 pt
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
Create a free account and access millions of resources
Similar Resources on Wayground
6 questions
Newsy’s Latest Headlines

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
6 questions
VOICED : German businesses adapt to new minimum wage

Interactive video
•
10th Grade - University
6 questions
CLEAN : Last leg of campaigning for Pete Buttigieg before Iowa caucuses

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Understanding Labor Unions and Their Impact

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
US Labor Laws and Acts

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Post-War America and Truman's Presidency

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Overview

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
11 questions
Minimum Wage Systems and Policies

Interactive video
•
9th - 12th Grade
Popular Resources on Wayground
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
10 questions
Writing and Identifying Ratios Practice

Quiz
•
5th - 6th Grade
36 questions
Prime and Composite Numbers

Quiz
•
5th Grade
14 questions
Exterior and Interior angles of Polygons

Quiz
•
8th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade
Discover more resources for History
25 questions
Equations of Circles

Quiz
•
10th - 11th Grade
30 questions
Week 5 Memory Builder 1 (Multiplication and Division Facts)

Quiz
•
9th Grade
33 questions
Unit 3 Summative - Summer School: Immune System

Quiz
•
10th Grade
37 questions
Camp Re-cap Week 1 (no regression)

Quiz
•
9th - 12th Grade
46 questions
Biology Semester 1 Review

Quiz
•
10th Grade