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How did the Haymarket Riot hurt the labor movement?
Public started to believe union members were anarchists.
Chicago's factories were destroyed.
Labor union leaders were injured.
Union members became afraid to strike.
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Where was the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
Alabama
New York
Washington D.C.
Your house
3
Why were unions formed?
To make sure bosses made more money
To give workers a sense of belonging
To protect the rights of workers
To add more employees to the factory
4
What did most of the strikes of the 19th century have in common?
they included anarchists
the government got involved to break them up
they were disciplined
they led to tangible changes in working conditions
5
Who did the Knights of Labor target/appeal to?
Only skilled workers, natives, political moderates
Unskilled and skilled , immigrants and natives, radicals
Laborers in the Upper Midwest
Captains of Industry and Robber Barons
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Why did the rise of big business lead to the formation of labor unions?
Mechanization reduced labor prices for manufacturing
Wages fell
Strict supervision in factories
Repetitive tasks for long hours
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What happened in both the Homestead and Pullman strikes
People voted for change
New National laws ended strikes
Government troops broke up the strikes
Labor Unions gave up
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Where did the Haymarket Strike take place?
Los Angeles, California
Dover, Delaware
Chicago, Illinois
All of the above
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Why were labor unions unpopular?
They instigated violent strikes against big corporations
Unions represented only specific groups, such as immigrants
Americans believed they were driven by radical ideas
Unions reaped profits from its members
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What industry was the Homestead Strike apart of?
Banking
Railroads
Steel
Oil
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What is significant about the Railroad Strike of 1877?
It was the longest lasting labor strike in American history
It was the first affective strike in the US
The first time that the US army was used to break a strike
It resulted in the death of thousands of protestors
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What did the McCormick factory workers demand
Was a riot against Police brutality
It demanded people who worked in the Hay business to get better pay
The government did not give them enough work
Wanted to get eight hours of work
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Which decade dealt with rise of big business, rise of cities, labor unions, and monopolies?
Gilded Age
Reconstruction
Westward Expansion
Roaring 20s
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This union focused on collective bargaining and strikes as a major tactic.
Eugene V. Debs
American Federation of Labor
Industrial workers of the World
American Railway Union
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Which labor union fought for the right of ALL workers
Knights of Labor
American Federation of Labor
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Where did the Homestead Strike take place?
Chicago
New York
Delaware
Pennsylvannia
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George Pullman was a
a governor
a teacher
industrialist and inventor
a tax collector
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Business leaders did not like
Industrial Unions ...
because they united men.
because they united all workers in a particular industry.
because they united women.
because they united some workers in a particular industry.
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Both the Pullman Strike and the Homestead Strike were succesful.
No, only the Homestead Strike worked
No, neither of them worked
Yes, both of them worked
No, only the Pullman Strike worked
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What happened as a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire?
Women received higher wages.
Emergency response (firefighters, police) got more funding
Safety regulations were made for factories
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Who did Frick call in to stop the Homestead Strike?
The Pinkerton Crew
the Federal Troops
the President
The Pixie Dust Crew
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Why was the rise of labor unions in the nineteenth century regarded as a threat to businesses
It gave workers much greater negotiating strength.
It made employees less dedicated to their jobs.
It took away the power of businesses to hire who they wanted.
It would determine what goods could be produced.
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Labor leader from Indiana who led the Pullman strike.
Eli Lilly
Emma Lazarus
Eugene V. Debs
Elisha Otis
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Why caused the Pullman Strike to occur?
Wages were cut and refused to lower the cost of rent.
Gas prices were too high.
Workers were being segregated.
Cost of living was too expensive.
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Who were the owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist company
Max Blaze and Issak Presley
Max Blake and Issak Henry
Max Blake and Isaiah Henry
Max Blanck and Isaac Harris
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What was a major effect of the Homestead strike?
Steelworker unions lost power throughout the country
Unions gained public support
Unions were strengthened
Unions were destroyed
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What is collective bargaining?
negotiations between labor and management
strikes
negotiations b/w the boss and capitalist
boycotts
28
Which is true of the Great RR Strike of 1877?
it took place in multiple places around the US
it led to the regulation of the RR
it was broken up by state militias
All of the above
29
What are labor unions?
the result of imperialism
slave revolts
organized group of workers who bargained for reform
revolts against the upper class
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When did the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire occur?
March 25th, 1918
March 25th, 1912
March 25th, 1911
March 25th, 1926
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The Pullman Strike was successful
False
True
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The Great Strike of 1877 involved
textile industry
steel industry
railroad industry
coal mining industry
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President Grover Cleveland's response to the Pullman strike was to:
order George Pullman to restore his workers' wages
appoint Eugene Debs to his cabinet
declare his sympathy for the strikers
send federal troops to keep the trains running
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Where did the Pullman strike take place?
Illinois
Montana
Ohio
New York
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What was an effect of the Haymarket riot?
eight protesters were executed
unions were made illegal
some people turned against labor
people ignored the event
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As a result of the Haymarket Square affair, the Knights of Labor:
doubled its membership
was discredited and lost most of its members
merged with the American Federation of Labor
remained a leading labor organization
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Why are labor unions important today?
Labor Unions will protect workers from unfair practices.
Labor unions help increase the overall power of the US government.
They are not important any more.
Labor Unions are bad now due to the strikes they carry out.
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The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Stoped people from protesting workers rights.
Shocked Americans and focused attention on the need to protect workers.
Encouraged Americans to work harder.
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Which two characteristics described most of the workers in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
Women
Immigrants
Men
Children
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The federal government responded to the railroad strikes of 1877 and the Pullman strike of 1894 by
maintaining a neutral position between labor and management
using military force against the workers
requiring negotiation to resolve the disputes
providing economic aid to striking workers
