Labor in the Gilded Age Quiz

What was a significant consequence of industrialization during the Gilded Age?

• Decrease in economic inequality

• Expansion of small businesses

• Improvement in working conditions

• Growth of large factories and big business

Which group of workers often faced discrimination and lower pay during the Gilded Age?

• Union leaders

• Native-born workers

• Factory owners

• Immigrants and minority groups

What was a common tactic used by management to suppress labor movements?

• Encouraging union membership

• Using strikebreakers or scabs

• Providing better working conditions

• Offering higher wages

What was the purpose of a 'yellow-dog contract'?

• To provide health benefits to workers

• To increase workers' wages

• To prevent workers from joining a union

• To ensure workers joined a union

Which event led to a backlash against labor unions due to its violent outcome?

• The Pullman Strike

• The Homestead Strike

• The Haymarket Riot

• The Great Railroad Strike

What was the main goal of the Knights of Labor?

• To support monopolistic trusts

• To abolish child labor

• To reduce working hours to ten per day

• To increase tariffs on imported goods

Who led the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?

• Andrew Carnegie

• Henry Clay Frick

• Eugene V. Debs

• Samuel Gompers

What was a significant impact of the Haymarket Riot on labor unions?

• Strengthened the Knights of Labor

• Increased government repression of labor unions

• Improved public perception of unions

• Increased membership in labor unions

Which strike involved the use of federal troops to break it up, resulting in several deaths?

• The Ludlow Massacre

• The Pullman Strike

• The Homestead Strike

• The Great Railroad Strike of 1877

What was the main focus of the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?

• Broad social reforms

• Support for child labor

• Abolition of all labor unions

• Better wages and working conditions