Labor and Unrest

Question 1

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.

Question 2

Which statement best explains why, during the 1800s, manufacturers resisted workers’ demands for higher wages and safer workplaces?

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Manufacturers knew their companies would become less profitable.

Question 3

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

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trade unions

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 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.

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