Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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1.
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When unions represent workers in talking to management, it is called
a. | injunctions. | c. | strikes. | b. | strikebreaking. | d. | collective
bargaining. |
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2.
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A tragic fire that broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory led the
International Ladies' Garment Workers Union to push for
a. | shorter working hours. | c. | a safer working environment. | b. | hazard
pay. | d. | higher
wages. |
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After which event did many middle-class Americans associate the labor movement
with terrorism and disorder?
a. | Pullman Strike | c. | Homestead Strike | b. | Haymarket Riot | d. | Triangle Shirtwaist Company
fire |
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The steelworkers' union dwindled after the failure of the
a. | Pullman Strike. | c. | Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire. | b. | Homestead
Strike. | d. | Haymarket
Riot. |
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5.
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Who led the Pullman Strike?
a. | Eugene V. Debs | c. | John D. Rockefeller | b. | Andrew Carnegie | d. | J. Pierpont
Morgan |
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Completion Complete each
statement.
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6.
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Child-labor said that children working in factories had to be at least
____________________.
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7.
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The ____________________ used secrecy to prevent members from losing their
jobs.
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8.
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The AFL grew to ____________________ members in 1904.
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9.
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Nearly 150 workers died in a fire at the _________________________
factory.
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10.
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Companies hired ____________________ to replace striking workers.
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Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | led the American Federation of Labor | b. | court order | c. | Mother
Jones | d. | sweatshops | e. | Knights of
Labor |
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11.
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garment workers' factories
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12.
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founded by garment cutters
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13.
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Samuel Gompers
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14.
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Mary Harris Jones
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15.
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injunction
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Short Answer
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16.
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How did employers react to child-labor laws?
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17.
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Samuel Gompers was the leader of what organization?
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18.
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What is collective bargaining?
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19.
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Why did nearly 150 workers, mostly young immigrant women, perish in the fire at
the Triangle Shirtwaist Company in 1911?
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20.
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Why was union leader Eugene V. Debs sent to jail?
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