Topic 1.3 U.S. History

sweatshops

• A place where people work long hours for low pay in poor conditions
• A type of gym where people go to sweat and exercise
• A shop that sells sweatbands and other sports equipment
• A store that specializes in selling sweatshirts and other warm clothing

company towns

• Towns owned by a company
• Towns named after companies
• Towns where a company is headquartered
• Towns where a company has a branch

collective bargaining

• A process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees
• A type of business strategy
• A method of resolving disputes in court
• A form of government regulation

socialism is​

• complete private ownership of businesses

• government control of all businesses

• government controls key industries

• None of these choices are correct

Knights of Labor

• A labor union in the United States during the 19th century
• A group of knights from the medieval era
• A secret society in the United Kingdom
• A group of soldiers during the American Civil War

Terence V. Powderly

• President of the U.S.

• Leader of CIO

• Leader of the AFL

• Leader of the Knights of Labor

Samuel Gompers

• First president of the United States
• Inventor of the telephone
• Founder of the American Federation of Labor
• Author of 'The Great Gatsby'

American Federation of Labor

• A sports organization
• A political party
• A federation of labor unions in the United States
• A music band

Haymarket Riot

• A labor protest in Chicago that turned violent in 1886
• A music festival in New York in 1969
• A civil rights march in Washington D.C. in 1963
• A student protest in Beijing in 1989

Homestead Strike

• construction workers strike

• baseball strike

• home workers strike

• steel and mine worker strike