Labor and Unrest

Question 1

Which of the following was a tactic that companies used to hurt unions?

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hiring scabs

Question 2

Which of the following groups frequently protested the hiring of unskilled factory workers in the 1800s?

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trade unions

Question 3

Which of the following best describes Samuel Gompers’s role in relation to the goals of organized labor?

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He was the first president of the largest labor organization in the world.

Question 4

Which of the following best states the relationship between the government, company management, and striking workers during the late 1800s?

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The government nearly always sided with companies against striking workers.

Question 5

Which of the following best states the reason why workers formed unions beginning in the late 1800s?

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They believed they should have better working conditions and compensation.

Question 6

Which of the following was a direct result of the Pullman strike?

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Eugene V. Debs was arrested for his union activities and put in jail.

Question 7

Why did blacklisted union members have trouble finding jobs after the Pullman strike?

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They were viewed by potential employers as troublemakers.

Question 8

The wildcat strike by employees of the Pullman Company in 1894 was

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not approved by a union.

Question 9

Which of the following can be inferred about the federal intervention that ended the 1894 Pullman strike?

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The government considered mail delivery to be of vital importance.

Question 10

An example of using bribery to engage in union busting would be

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a manager paying an employee to spy on union members.

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