WorksheetsConditions of Labor/Labor Unions quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Which of the following was NOT a condition of labor during the Gilded Age?
long hours
boring, repetitive work
low wages
no jobs were available
What alternative did business leaders use when labor unions began to form?
immigrant labor
women labor
child labor
electricity
Which of the following was NOT associated with labor unions during the Gilded Age?
Samuel Gompers
AFL
Knights of Labor
American Airlines
What was the main reason for the formation of labor unions during the Gilded Age?
to help immigrants get jobs
to establish "bargaining power" with business leaders
to get electricity into factories
no reason, they just formed
Who is credited for the formation of the AFL?
Bill Clinton
TuPac
Samuel Gompers
John D. Rockefeller
What was government's reaction to the formation of labor unions?
It supported them.
It funded them with federal money.
It opposed them as being harmful to American businesses.
It didn't care one way or the other.
Which of the following was an example of violent disruption associated with labor unions?
The Haymarket Affair of 1886
The Teapot Dome Scandal
The Great Railroad Crash
Unions were never violent
Why were workers concerned with the lack of job security?
because owners could fire them at any time with no reason
because owners could only fire them if they were injured
because owners did not have the power to fire their workers
because owners could only fire those workers who had not been there very long
Which workers were paid the least during the Gilded Age?
women and men
men and children
women and children
horses and parrots
What was one reason why working conditions were so unsafe?
because safety inspectors were paid to "look the other way"
because the machines were so old
because most workers operated their machines in complete darkness
because the workers refused to be careful
