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Unions and Strikes

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a sweatshop?

a)

a facility that forces it's workers in incredibly poor conditions with very low pay

b)

a shop that sells sweat

c)

a building that forces it's workers to death

d)

another name for a gym

2.

What is the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

a)

a labor union that fought for the rights and fair pay of the workers

b)

a support group that protected the government from protesters

c)

the next generation of radical republicans

3.

How long did the homestead strike last?

a)

2 months

b)

1 month

c)

4 months

d)

Didn't even last a week

4.

Knights of (a)  

5.

What is collective bargaining?

a)

When somebody asks for something too much

b)

A large group of people asking for something, specifically better working conditions or better pay

c)

A person who asked for something, waited three years, and asked again

6.

"No private property, means of production and publicly controlled, and the government will distribute income equally."

This quote describes....

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Republic

d)

Democracy

7.

When railroad workers went on strike due to cut wages, it would become known as...

a)

Pullman Strike

b)

Homestead Strike

c)

Haymarket Affair

8.

This event protested police violence after the attempts of a previous strike. It was the _________ ______

(a)  

9.

Who was Samuel Gompers

a)

The man who began the American Federation of Labor

b)

The 18th U.S President

c)

The man who fought against the American Federation of Labor

d)

the 12th U.S President

10.

This group was originally well respected, but lost support after the Haymarket Affair due to them residing more to violence. This group was the ______ __ _____

(a)