WorksheetsChapter 5 Sec 4
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What did several railroads announce in July 1877 that triggered the first nationwide labor protest
a)
employee layoffs
b)
blacklists
c)
wage cuts
2.
Workers who tried to organize a union strike were often fired and placed on a list of "troublemakers" called the
a)
unionlist
b)
blacklist
c)
strikelist
3.
What is the process whereby an impartial third party helps workers and management reach an agreement
a)
arbitration
b)
deflation
c)
union
4.
A rise in the value of money is called what?
a)
deflation
b)
inflation
c)
arbitration
5.
Check all forms of resistance against unions that companies did
a)
blacklists
b)
lockout
c)
not paying wages
d)
arbitration
6.
What union included all workers in the same industry
a)
Knights of Labor
b)
Industrial Union
c)
IWW
7.
How did employers and unions treat women differently from men? Write at least one complete sentence.
a)
Women were not paid the same as men
b)
Women were treated the same as men
8.
Check all that are factors that led to an increase in unions on the late 1800's
a)
Poor working conditions
b)
Lack of benefits
c)
Unfair wages
d)
development of the railroad
9.
Who claimed there would be a workers' revolution in which workers would seize all private property and create a socialist society?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
Marxists
10.
According to the chart above, the government reacted to disgruntled railroad employees in 1877 by
a)
calling out troops to restore order
b)
issuing a court order
c)
resolving to raise wages
11.
What working conditions were like for workers in the late 1800's? Check all that are true.
a)
Working long hours for little pay
b)
Working in dirty and unsafe conditions
c)
No health insurance or benefits
d)
Having paid vacation days
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