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Reforming the Workplace

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About how many children were working in 1900?

a)

800,000

b)

1 million

c)

1.75 million

d)

2 million

2.

Who was the crusader against child labor?

a)

Jane Addams

b)

Carrie Nation

c)

Ellen Gates Starr

d)

Florence Kelley

3.

What happened to child labor laws passed by Congress in 1916 and 1919?

a)

Supreme Court upheld

b)

Supreme Court overturned

4.

What was the tragedy in 1911 that killed 146?

a)

Haymarket Riot

b)

Seneca Falls

c)

Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

d)

Industrial Workers of the World

5.

Which ruled that states could not restrict rights of employers and employees to enter a work agreement and could not force workers to work certain hours?

a)

Lochner v. New York

b)

Muller v. Oregon

6.

Which limited women's hours?

a)

Lochner v. New York

b)

Muller v. Oregon

7.

Which was one of the strongest unions?

a)

Women's Trade Union League

b)

Industrial Workers of the World

c)

American Federation of Labor

8.

Which was created since many unions did not allow ladies?

a)

Women's Trade Union League

b)

Industrial Workers of the World

c)

American Federation of Labor

9.

Which state was the first to offer workers' compensation?

a)

Delaware

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Maryland

d)

Virginia

10.

What is the economic system in which the government or the workers own and operate a country’s means of production

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

11.

What tried to bring all unions together under one union and overthrow capitalism?

a)

Women's Trade Union League

b)

American Federation of Labor

c)

Industrial Workers of the World

d)

Knights of Labor

12.

Who was the leader of the IWW?

a)

Big Bill Haywood

b)

Giant George Haymarket

c)

Lovely Lou Shaw

d)

Fantastic Freddie MacTavish