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WorksheetsCh. 6 Sec. 2 - The State of Workers, Unions and Labor Conflicts
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 56mins
What law guarantees a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job?
minimum wage
workers compensation
insurance
taxes
An economic system in which private businesses run most industries and competition determines the price of goods is called _____.
capitalism
socialism
communism
dictatorship
_____ is a system in which the government owns and operates a country’s means of production.
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Monarchy
Which of the following would be an event that would make a worker qualified for workers' compensation benefits?
When an accountant is going home from her job and sustains a car accident.
When a teacher is at his school, and he spills hot coffee over himself while grading an exam.
When a driver isn't at work but suffers a car accident while driving the company's car.
When a researcher gets hurt while performing an experiment at work because the equipment is out-of-date.
Increased productivity made possible by technology created a surplus of goods, resulting in what? A decrease in the price of good and services.
inflation
minimum wage
deflation
workers compensation
Which one of the following is most likely to cause a deflation in an economy?
Increase in the prices of housing
Higher expectations of future prices of goods and services
An increase in the price of crude oil
Advancement in the technology
Who wrote "The Jungle"?
Upton Sinclair
Teddy Roosevelt
William Graham Sumner
Terence V. Powderly
What industry was "The Jungle" about ?
Meatpacking
Steel Industry
Railroad Industry
Oil Industry
Why did people end up getting upset when they read "The Jungle" ?
They were angry that their meat could be dirty
They were angry about the treatment of the workers
Workers made too much money
They paid too much for meat
The Jungle most directly contributed to which of the following?
Federal regulations to promote safety and health protection for industrial workers
A federal inspection system to ensure minimum standards for processed meats and food
The shutdown of Chicago meatpacking factories by the state of Illinois
Pressure on publishers to reduce sensational articles and books attacking businesses
What city did the story take place in?
Dallas
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
An economic practice where the government does NOT try to control the economy.
Gospel of Wealth
laissez faire
Social Darwinism
horizontal integration
When Upton Sinclair wrote the book he said, " I was going after people's hearts, but I hit them in the _________________ instead."
head
foot
eye
stomach
The idea that government should not interfere with a country's economic system
Mercantilism
Laissez-faire capitalism
market economy
demand economy
Caucus
Labor Union
Consumer group
Many immigrants found work as-
unskilled labor in factories
farmers on the Great Plains
skilled craftsmen
Educators
What is one positive about the laissez-faire politics?
Immigrants were exploited by political machines
Entrepreneurs started businesses without government interference
American workers formed labor unions
Many immigrants lived in tenements
What was one way workers tried to get better working conditions?
By homesteading on the Great Plains
By joining labor unions
By working for Political bosses
Through better education
What is the name given to the technique for breaking a union in which the company refuses to allow the workers on the property and refuses to pay them.
strikebreaker
blacklist
shutout
lockout
What was the first nationwide industrial union?
the Knights of Labor
the AFL
the Pinkertons
the Anarchists
In July of 1877, what did several railroads announce that triggered the first nationwide labor protest?
employee layoffs
wage cuts
blacklists
sixteen-hour workdays
An organization of workers established to serve and advance its members' interests in terms of wages, benefits, and working hours and conditions
closed shop
labor union
blacklist
lockout
What was the first major national strike by American workers?
Haymarket Strike
Homestead Strike
Pullman Strike
Great Railroad Strike
Which incident was a result of a Chicago labor disturbance on May 4, 1886, in which people were killed by a bomb thrown during a demonstration?
the Great Railroad Strike
the Haymarket Square Riot
the Homestead Strike
the Pullman Strike
Which strike ended violently and with the use of federal troops?
the Great Railroad Strike
the Haymarket Square Riot
the Homestead Strike
the Pullman strike
all of them
What were "Scabs?"
socialists
federal troops
factory management
replacement workers
Most strikes by unions in the late 1800s were unsuccessful mainly because
unions were unconstitutional
strikes had never been used before to settle labor issues
government supported business instead of workers
strikers failed to use militant tactics
Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of
passage of laws that supported workers
laws restricting immigration
poor working conditions and low wages
economic depression that led to high unemployment
Facing 12-hour work days and wage cuts resulting from the depressed economy, factory workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company walked out in protest. The strike ended when President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago on July 6, 1894.
The Pullman Strike
Great Anthracite Coal Strike
Great Southwest Railroad Strike
Steel Strike of 1919
Andrew Carnegie dealt with striking union workers at his Pennsylvania steel factory in 1892 by
firing every worker and replacing them with machines.
firing half the workers and cutting pay for the rest.
locking workers out of the factory and hiring strike breakers.
agreeing to give workers higher wages.
They worked hard, did not attend school, and there was not any laws to protect them.
Lockout
Arbitration
Child Labor
Collective Bargaining
Under leader Terrence Powderly, this grew rapidly during the 1880's
American Railway Union
American Federation of Labor
Community of Industrialize Workers
Knights of Labor
Which of the following is true about the Homestead Strike of 1892?
Members of an anti union group assassinated the union's leader during a protest
A demonstration in Chicago ended with dynamite being thrown into a crowd of protesters
Carnegie's company lowered wages at the steel plant which led to a violent conflict between workers and local managers.
Carnegie Steel workers organized a boycott of the comapany's products and refused to end their strike until working conditions improved.
During the industrial Revolution in the U.S., laissez-faire economic policies led to what?
Markets that were dominated by monopolies
The creation of strong regulations that ensured businesses did not harm the general public
Significant improvements in working conditions gained through collective bargaining by labor unions
The government placing heavy taxes on the large monopolies and truasts
This political cartoon represents the idea of what?
Workmen's Comp
Capitalism
Low wages
Collective bargaining
The steel may be cheap, but the working conditions are terrible. The employees of Homestead Mill even went on strike! Who was responsible for this?
Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield
William Procter and James Gamble
Henry Wells and William G. Fargo
an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Socialist Party of America and ran for president
John D Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
Eugene V Debs
Samuel Gompers
What did George Pullman create?
cars
desk
pencils
sleepable railroad car
How did the American Railroad Union( ARU) support the strike?
They burned Pullmans factory
refused to run trains containing Pullman cars.
They did nothing
They killed Pullman
What is the definition of socialism?
The idea that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.
The idea that all free men over the age of 21 of good standing should have the right to vote.
The idea that women should have equal political, social and economic rights as men.
The idea that a country’s trade and industry should be controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
