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Which of the following best describes Samuel Gompers?

A
Gompers was the founder and first mayor of Pullman, Illinois.
B
Gompers was a labor leader who created the first wildcat strike.
C
Gompers was a US Congressman who was against striking.
D
Gompers was the first president of a huge labor organization.
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During the 1800s, why did manufacturers reject demands for higher wages and safer workplaces?

A
They had already spent money training unskilled workers.
B
They believed productivity would increase in their factories.
C
They knew their workforce would have to become smaller.
D
They feared their companies would become less profitable.
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A Massachusetts group was one of the first in the United States to strike because of wage cuts. What was the name of this group?

A
the American Federation of Labor
B
the Pullman Company
C
the American Railway Union
D
the Lowell Mill Girls
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Why did companies engage in union busting?

A
to stop unions from growing
B
to build union membership
C
to locate strikebreakers
D
to make workdays shorter
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Read the quotation from Theodore Rhodie, a former Pullman employee.I do not like to walk up there and hand up my membership in the American Railway Union because when a man asks me to give up my principles, my rights as an American citizen, he might just as well ask for my life.The quotation addresses the Pullman Strike and specifically refers to

A
the loss of money by the Pullman Company.
B
the imprisonment of Eugene V. Debs.
C
the rehiring of workers who left the union.
D
the rise in anti-union decisions by courts.
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Which of the following best states the relationship between the government, company management, and striking workers in the late 1800s?

A
The government usually sided with striking workers against companies.
B
Companies often hired government agents to keep striking workers in line.
C
The government usually sided with companies against striking workers.
D
Companies usually hired government agents to encourage workers to strike.
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Which of the following statements best describes the Pullman Strike?

A
The Pullman Strike ended quickly because of negotiations by Eugene V. Debs and the American Railway Union.
B
The Pullman Strike helped unions gain national support and led to legal protections for unions.
C
The Pullman Company avoided bankruptcy by refusing to honor the demands of its workers.
D
The Pullman Company lost more money fighting the strike than it would have giving in to its workers.
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An example of union busting in the late 1800s would be

A
a company hiring strikebreakers to replace striking workers.
B
a manager paying a union leader to spy on employees.
C
a company starting its own labor union for employees.
D
a manager threatening to harm any pro-union workers.
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In the late 1800s, how did the Pullman Strike end?

A
The Pullman Company increased productivity and made record profits.
B
Eugene V. Debs became the company president after a long fight.
C
The Pullman Company rehired workers who resigned from the union.
D
Workers formed a new union that received the company’s support.
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Which of the following best describes union busting?

A
Union busting is a method of negotiating with employers.
B
Union busting is a refusal to buy or use a certain product.
C
Union busting is an action taken against organized workers.
D
Union busting is a way to protest low wages and long hours.

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