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WorksheetsChapter 14
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Which of these generalizations was NOT true of factory workers in the late 1800s?
They put up with poor working conditions to keep their jobs.
They relied on political bosses to improve their wages and hours.
They performed repetitive tasks in hazardous environments.
They worked six days a week for ten or more hours a day.
What did the Pullman Strike, Haymarket Affair, and Homestead Strike have in common?
They were defeats for owners.
They were victories for unions.
They were organized by anarchists.
They were marked by violence.
Which of the following is generally NOT considered one of the "bread-and-butter" objectives of labor unions?
cheaper housing
shorter work hours
higher wages
better working conditions
Which of these is a weapon used by labor unions when negotiations with business owners fail?
court injunction
lawsuit
strike
collective bargaining
Who headed the American Railway Union and led the fight against management during the Pullman Strike?
Jane Addams
Rose Schneiderman
Henry Frick
Eugene Debs
Which of the following was a threat of living in tenements in the slums?
Disease flourished in the conditions of tenements.
Police officers often raided tenements.
People who lived in tenements could not vote.
Residents were often very far from the cities.
What is significant about the Railroad Strike of 1877?
It was the first affective strike in the United States.
It was the longest lasting labor strike in American history.
It marks the first time that the U.S. army was used to break a strike.
It resulted in the death of thousands of protestors.
What is one improvement labor unions achieved?
Their average work hours per week fell to 49.
Their wages almost doubled in amount.
They were guaranteed higher pay on holidays.
They had to have two days off a week.
What is the writer of this poem discussing?
“Nearly any hour on the East Side of New York City you can see them––pallid boy or spindling girl––their faces dulled, their backs bent under a heavy load of garments piled on head and shoulders.” ––Edwin Markham, 1907
He is describing a typical industrial street scene and bringing attention to child labor.
He is condemning child labor and vowing to devote his future efforts to improving work conditions.
He is praising the fact that employing children increases the work force for factory efficiency.
He is trying to piece together an artful description of the children who work in the factories.
Which labor union adopted the socialist theories of Karl Marx?
Haymarket Socialists’ Coalition
Industrial Workers of the World
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
How did the government’s response to labor unions differ from its response to factory workers when conflicts over labor conditions arose?
The government supported labor unions, imposing fines when factory owners did not listen to unions.
The government assisted both the labor unions and the factory owners.
The government sided with factory owners, undermining union efforts by sending troops.
The government took a hands-off approach, leaving unions and factories to independently resolve issues.
A court order that prohibits a specific action, such as the one that the government issued the American Railway Union, is called a(n)
arbitration.
collective.
negotiation.
injunction.
What act changed the course of what became known as the Haymarket Affair from a calm event to a violent event?
A group of anarchists organized a well-attended protest in Chicago’s Haymarket Square.
Union strikers fought with scabs, and police killed a striker when they tried to break up the fight.
An unidentified individual threw a bomb into the crowd, and the bomb exploded among the police.
The government punished and executed four radical anarchists who participated in the protests.
How did the efforts of local labor unions most significantly change following the Civil War?
Local unions began to cooperate with each other in order to best achieve their goals.
Local unions began to fight for equal job opportunity for people of all skin colors.
Local unions began to engage in bad business practices
Local unions began to align their agendas with the theories of socialism in order to gain fairer treatment of workers.
