Industrialism and Union Quiz

What region of the United States were a majority of steel manufacturing centers located?

• South

• East

• Southwest

• Northwest

In 1900 a majority of people in the United States still lived in what type of areas?

• Rural

• Urban

• Megalopolises

• Suburbs

What was the most common type of labor in 1900?

• Agriculture

• Manufacturing

• Mining

• Construction

What was usually the result of early strikes like the 1877 railroad strike?

• Workers got everything they asked for

• There was very little change for workers

• Workers' wages increased significantly

• Workers received more paid vacation days

What TWO things need to be mined in order to make steel in the early 20th century (select 2)?

• Coal

• Iron

• Gold

• Aluminum

What is a Yellow Dog Contract?

• Forcing workers to sign a contact not to join a union

• A list of names that managers kept and those people would not be hired

• The dues paid to a union

• A group of labor spies

What did it mean when a worker was added to a "Blacklist"?

• They would not be hired by anyone else

• They were given a raise

• They were the leaders of the union

• They could only work in coal mines

What caused a railroad strike in Pittsburgh during 1877?

• The rail company made trains longer without hiring more help

• The rail company did not raise wages by more than 20%

• The rail company fired every worker

• The rail company made the workers work on their birthdays

How did railroad companies attempt to make up for financial loses?

• by cutting wages

• making the work day longer

• sending more trains down the rails

• by hiring all new workers

What is a Union Shop?

• A place union workers could go and buy union made uniforms

• A factory where all workers were due paying members

• A factory where no workers were union members

• A shop that would not go on strike because it did not have the support of a Union