Chapter 5 The Labor Movement

In the 19th Century, Which of the following was a problem workers faced?

• Short Hours

• Periodic Employment

• Child Labor

• Pleasant Living Conditions

In 1869, the Knights of Labor formed a single nationwide union, Who was this founded by?

• Samuel Gompers

• Terrance Powderly

• Henry C Frick

• George Pullman

Employers hired private detectives to spy on union leaders, and break up strikes, often with violence and even sometimes murder, What were these private detectives called?

• Strike Breakers'

• Managers

• Pinkertons

• Entrepreneurs

The market-based economic system is in which individuals or corporations privately own the means of production.

• Communism

• Socialism

• Anarchism

• Capitalism

Pullman workers went on strike when Pullman lowered wages but not prices in his company town. In what year did the Pullman strike take place?

• 1886

• 1892

• 1894

• 1848

President Roosevelt sent in federal troops to end the Pullman strike.

• True

• False

In 1910, 1 out of how many children under 15 y/o was working outside their home?

• 3

• 5

• 7

• 10

In the late 19th century, Employers did NOT provide health insurance or contribute to a pension for an employee's old age.

• True

• False

Which of the following was the reason why the federal and state governments favored management over unions?

• Only a small # of workers were unionized

• Public opinions were hostile to unions

• Government leaders saw their proper role as providing protection to private property

• All of the Above

Who was the biologist who first formulated the theory of evolution?

• Mathias

• Degan

• Eugine Debbs

• Charles Darwin

• Andrew Carnegie