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

The Pullman Company began to lay off workers and cut wages.

The Pullman Company banned alcohol in Pullman, Illinois.

Eugene V. Debs received a cash settlement from the Pullman Company.

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

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Unions sought to improve workers’ pay and working conditions by

hiring security guards to keep costs low.

setting up an apprentice system.

negotiating with employers.

working together in company towns.

Which statement best describes the overall goal of early labor unions?

Early labor unions wanted longer working hours.

Early labor unions wanted educational assistance.

Early labor unions wanted pay similar to that of unskilled workers.

Early labor unions wanted pay similar to that of skilled workers.

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

The government nearly always sided with striking workers against companies.

Companies often hired government agents to keep striking workers in line.

The government nearly always sided with companies against striking workers.

Companies often hired government agents to encourage workers to strike.

Which statement about the Pullman strike is true?

The Pullman strike ended quickly because of negotiations by Eugene V. Debs and the American Railway Union.

The Pullman strike helped unions gain national support and led to legal protections for unions.

The Pullman Company averted bankruptcy by refusing to give in to the demands of workers.

The Pullman Company lost more money fighting the strike than it would have paid out by giving in to workers.

What tactic did the Pinkertons use to bust unions?

union banning

spying

blacklisting

bribery

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

disorganized and ineffective.

not approved by a union.

approved by a union.

short and ineffective.

Following the Pullman strike, efforts by employers to obtain anti-union court orders were generally

unsuccessful because the courts did not have the power to issue them.

unsuccessful because of widespread sympathy for union activities.

successful because anti-union court orders were seldom used.

successful because there were no legal protections for unions.

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

The government did not consider the interruption of mail important.

The government considered official, not personal, mail important.

The government considered mail delivery to be of vital importance.

The government did not consider mail delivery by railroad to be important.

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

He was the founder and first mayor of Pullman, Illinois.

He was a labor leader who created the first wildcat strike.

He was a US congressman who sponsored anti-striking legislation.

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

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