Labor Unions/Strikes

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Multi story, multi-family urban dwellings that were overcrowded and unsanitary

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Tenement

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An overt favoritism toward native-born Americans. This gave rise to anti-immigration sentiment

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Nativism

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What industry was paralyzed by the Pullman Strike of 1894? Options: Oil, Steel, Railroads, It was spread across several industries

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Railroads

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What does AFL stand for?

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American Federation of Labor

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Who did the AFL represent?

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skilled workers

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_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.

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strike

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_{Most strikes by unions in the late 1800's were unsuccessful mainly because}

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government supported business instead of workers

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Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of

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poor working conditions and low wages

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The Homestead Strike was a protest against the Carnegie Steel Company’s plan to cut wages.

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against the Carnegie Steel Company’s plan to cut wages.

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How did the public often perceive unions as the result of events like the Haymarket riot and the Homestead strike?

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The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy.