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Ch. 6 Sec. 2 - The State of Workers, Unions and Labor Conflicts

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What law guarantees a portion of lost wages to workers injured on the job?

a)

minimum wage

b)

workers compensation

c)

insurance

d)

taxes

2.

An economic system in which private businesses run most industries and competition determines the price of goods is called _____.

a)

capitalism

b)

socialism

c)

communism

d)

dictatorship

3.

_____ is a system in which the government owns and operates a country’s means of production.

a)

Socialism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Monarchy

4.

Which of the following would be an event that would make a worker qualified for workers' compensation benefits?

a)

When an accountant is going home from her job and sustains a car accident.

b)

When a teacher is at his school, and he spills hot coffee over himself while grading an exam.

c)

When a driver isn't at work but suffers a car accident while driving the company's car.

d)

When a researcher gets hurt while performing an experiment at work because the equipment is out-of-date.

5.

Increased productivity made possible by technology created a surplus of goods, resulting in what? A decrease in the price of good and services.

a)

inflation

b)

minimum wage

c)

deflation

d)

workers compensation

6.

Which one of the following is most likely to cause a deflation in an economy?

a)

Increase in the prices of housing

b)

Higher expectations of future prices of goods and services

c)

An increase in the price of crude oil

d)

Advancement in the technology

7.

Who wrote "The Jungle"?

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

William Graham Sumner

d)

Terence V. Powderly

8.

What industry was "The Jungle" about ?

a)

Meatpacking

b)

Steel Industry

c)

Railroad Industry

d)

Oil Industry

9.

Why did people end up getting upset when they read "The Jungle" ?

a)

They were angry that their meat could be dirty

b)

They were angry about the treatment of the workers

c)

Workers made too much money

d)

They paid too much for meat

10.
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
a)
Dangers faced by coal miners
b)
Corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
c)
Unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
d)
Illegal deals between special interests and the government
11.

The Jungle most directly contributed to which of the following?

a)

Federal regulations to promote safety and health protection for industrial workers

b)

A federal inspection system to ensure minimum standards for processed meats and food

c)

The shutdown of Chicago meatpacking factories by the state of Illinois

d)

Pressure on publishers to reduce sensational articles and books attacking businesses

12.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
13.

What city did the story take place in?

a)

Dallas

b)

Pittsburgh

c)

New York

d)

Chicago

14.

An economic practice where the government does NOT try to control the economy.

a)

Gospel of Wealth

b)

laissez faire

c)

Social Darwinism

d)

horizontal integration

15.

When Upton Sinclair wrote the book he said, " I was going after people's hearts, but I hit them in the _________________ instead."

a)

head

b)

foot

c)

eye

d)

stomach

16.

The idea that government should not interfere with a country's economic system

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Laissez-faire capitalism

c)

market economy

d)

demand economy

17.
An organization of workers who promote their interests collectively (as a group)
a)

Caucus

b)
Political machine
c)

Labor Union

d)

Consumer group

18.

Many immigrants found work as-

a)

unskilled labor in factories

b)

farmers on the Great Plains

c)

skilled craftsmen

d)

Educators

19.

What is one positive about the laissez-faire politics?

a)

Immigrants were exploited by political machines

b)

Entrepreneurs started businesses without government interference

c)

American workers formed labor unions

d)

Many immigrants lived in tenements

20.

What was one way workers tried to get better working conditions?

a)

By homesteading on the Great Plains

b)

By joining labor unions

c)

By working for Political bosses

d)

Through better education

21.

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.

a)

strikebreaker

b)

blacklist

c)

shutout

d)

lockout

22.

What was the first nationwide industrial union?

a)

the Knights of Labor

b)

the AFL

c)

the Pinkertons

d)

the Anarchists

23.

In July of 1877, what did several railroads announce that triggered the first nationwide labor protest?

a)

employee layoffs

b)

wage cuts

c)

blacklists

d)

sixteen-hour workdays

24.

An organization of workers established to serve and advance its members' interests in terms of wages, benefits, and working hours and conditions

a)

closed shop

b)

labor union

c)

blacklist

d)

lockout

25.

What was the first major national strike by American workers?

a)

Haymarket Strike

b)

Homestead Strike

c)

Pullman Strike

d)

Great Railroad Strike

26.

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?

a)

the Great Railroad Strike

b)

the Haymarket Square Riot

c)

the Homestead Strike

d)

the Pullman Strike

27.

Which strike ended violently and with the use of federal troops?

a)

the Great Railroad Strike

b)

the Haymarket Square Riot

c)

the Homestead Strike

d)

the Pullman strike

e)

all of them

28.

What were "Scabs?"

a)

socialists

b)

federal troops

c)

factory management

d)

replacement workers

29.
_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.
a)
labor unions
b)
party
c)
strike
d)
sweatshop
30.

Most strikes by unions in the late 1800s were unsuccessful mainly because

a)

unions were unconstitutional

b)

strikes had never been used before to settle labor issues

c)

government supported business instead of workers

d)

strikers failed to use militant tactics

31.

Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of

a)

passage of laws that supported workers

b)

laws restricting immigration

c)

poor working conditions and low wages

d)

economic depression that led to high unemployment

32.
The Homestead Strike was a protest 
a)
in Colorado demanding safer working conditions. 
b)
Chicago demanding an eight-hour workday.
c)
against the Pullman Palace Car Company’s unsafe working conditions
d)
against the Carnegie Steel Company’s plan to cut jobs.
33.
How did the public often perceive unions as the result of events like the Haymarket riot and the Homestead strike?
a)
The unions were viewed as champions of the common man
b)
The unions were viewed as persecuted victims 
c)
The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy 
d)
The unions were viewed as being treated unfairly by the government 
34.
What industry was paralyzed by the Pullman Strike of 1894?
a)
Clothing
b)
Steel
c)
Railroads
d)
It was spread across several industries
35.

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.

a)

The Pullman Strike

b)

Great Anthracite Coal Strike

c)

Great Southwest Railroad Strike

d)

Steel Strike of 1919

36.

Andrew Carnegie dealt with striking union workers at his Pennsylvania steel factory in 1892 by

a)

firing every worker and replacing them with machines.

b)

firing half the workers and cutting pay for the rest.

c)

locking workers out of the factory and hiring strike breakers.

d)

agreeing to give workers higher wages.

37.

They worked hard, did not attend school, and there was not any laws to protect them.

a)

Lockout

b)

Arbitration

c)

Child Labor

d)

Collective Bargaining

38.

Under leader Terrence Powderly, this grew rapidly during the 1880's

a)

American Railway Union

b)

American Federation of Labor

c)

Community of Industrialize Workers

d)

Knights of Labor

39.

Which of the following is true about the Homestead Strike of 1892?

a)

Members of an anti union group assassinated the union's leader during a protest

b)

A demonstration in Chicago ended with dynamite being thrown into a crowd of protesters

c)

Carnegie's company lowered wages at the steel plant which led to a violent conflict between workers and local managers.

d)

Carnegie Steel workers organized a boycott of the comapany's products and refused to end their strike until working conditions improved.

40.

During the industrial Revolution in the U.S., laissez-faire economic policies led to what?

a)

Markets that were dominated by monopolies

b)

The creation of strong regulations that ensured businesses did not harm the general public

c)

Significant improvements in working conditions gained through collective bargaining by labor unions

d)

The government placing heavy taxes on the large monopolies and truasts

41.

This political cartoon represents the idea of what?

a)

Workmen's Comp

b)

Capitalism

c)

Low wages

d)

Collective bargaining

42.
The leader of the union known as  the American Federation of Labor
a)
Samuel Gompers
b)
Terrence Powderly
c)
John P. Morgan
d)
Henry Bessemer
43.
 Images such as this illustrate the position that many US companies were — 
a)
requiring vocational training programs for children
b)
employing children as a source of cheap labor
c)
seeking government regulation of child labor
d)
providing safe working conditions for child laborers
44.
One protester threw a bomb into a crowd, killing police officers
a)
The Great Strike of 1877
b)
The Haymarket Affair
c)
The Homestead Strike
d)
The Pullman Strike
45.
Eugene V. Debs was the leader
a)
National Labor Union
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
American Federation of Labor
d)
American Railway Union
46.
How did the Pullman Strike end?
a)
With federal troops killing some union men. 
b)
With an agreement that the workers would receive better pay. 
c)
With an agreement that the workers would receive better working conditions.
d)
With a Supreme Court ruling in favor of the workers. 
47.

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?

a)

Andrew Carnegie and Henry Clay Frick

b)

Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield

c)

William Procter and James Gamble

d)

Henry Wells and William G. Fargo

48.

an American socialist, political activist, trade unionist, one of the founding members of the Socialist Party of America and ran for president

a)

John D Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

Eugene V Debs

d)

Samuel Gompers

49.
What was the main cause for the Pullman Strike of 1894? 
a)
Reduced wages with no reduction in rental fees.
b)
Horrible working conditions
c)
Reduced wages
d)
The murder of Eugene V. Debs 
50.

What did George Pullman create?

a)

cars

b)

desk

c)

pencils

d)

sleepable railroad car

51.

How did the American Railroad Union( ARU) support the strike?

a)

They burned Pullmans factory

b)

refused to run trains containing Pullman cars.

c)

They did nothing

d)

They killed Pullman

52.
A replacement worker for a striker
a)
Scab
b)
Arbitrator
c)
Philanthropist
d)
Strike Breaker
53.
Strike by the ARU in protest of wage cuts and high prices in company towns
a)
Great Railroad Strike
b)
Homestead Strike
c)
Haymarket Square Strike
d)
Pullman Strike
54.
What political party will Eugene Debs eventually join?
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Monarchy
55.
Which of the following labor unions is still in existence today?
a)
Knights of Labor
b)
American Federation of Labor
c)
American Railway Union
d)
National Trades Union
56.

What is the definition of socialism?

a)

The idea that the means of production, distribution and exchange should be owned and regulated by the community as a whole.

b)

The idea that all free men over the age of 21 of good standing should have the right to vote.

c)

The idea that women should have equal political, social and economic rights as men.

d)

The idea that a country’s trade and industry should be controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.