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WorksheetsWorkers in the Industrial Age
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
When violence broke out during strikes, membership in unions
decreased
increased
stayed the same
unions broke apart
Robber Barons such as John D. Rockefeller used what tactics to gather immense wealth?
lowered prices to drive competitors out of business
pressured customers not to deal with competitors
persuaded railroad companies to give him lower rates
All of the above
The American Federation of Labor (AFL)
was the governing board of Standard Oil in 1881.
was led by Terrence V. Powderly.
allowed women.
was a group of national trade unions representing skilled workers in various crafts.
True or False Chicago's Haymarket Square strike of 1886 was a peaceful movement and succeeded in gaining respect for their cause.
True
False
Define "injunction"
It is where two railways connect
It is giving money to the community
It is a court order
It is where people work but barely get paid
The following person was a philanthropist:
Eugene V. Debs
Samuel Gompers
Terrence V. Powderly
Andrew Carnegie
Most employers
fired workers who joined a labor union.
paid workers a good wage.
encouraged equal treatment between men and women.
never made their child laborers work more than 10 hours a day.
Child labor laws said that children working in factories had to be how old?
16 years old
13 years old
12 years old
10 years old
When workers strike, companies will often respond by:
Hiring Children
Increasing Benefits/Wages
Hiring Strikebreakers
Hiring Armed Thugs
What is it called when unions represent workers in talking to management?
Collective Bargaining
Injunctions
Strikebreaking
Strikes
Demands for a safer working environment grew after the
Fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company
Haymarket Affair
Great Railway Strike
Election of Grover Cleveland as President
What event caused the steelworkers’ union lose members?
After the Haymarket Riot
After the Homestead Strike
After the Pullman Strike
After Collective Bargaining
What union leader led the Pullman Strike?
Andrew Carnagie
Eugene V. Debs
John D. Rockefeller
J. Pierpont Morgan
Spent 50 years fighting for workers' rights especially for miners
Andrew Carnegie
Samuel Gompers
Mary Harris Jones
Susan B. Anthony
Which of the following was a union open to unskilled laborers?
American Federation of Labor
American Workers Union
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
Which of the following contributed to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory tragedy?
exit doors were locked
sprinkler system failed
fire fighters arrived late to the fire
the ground floor was crowded
What were the goals of labor unions? (choose all that apply)
higher wages
safer conditions
fewer work hours
longer lunch breaks
Which labor union was led by Samuel Gompers?
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
American Railway Union
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union
