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- 1. Multiple Choice
Event in Chicago where seven police and four protesters were killed, discrediting the union movement.
Wrigley Riot
Pullman Strike
Haymarket Riot
Homestead Strike
- 2. Multiple Choice
William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...
The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.
The creation of a national park system
A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.
Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.
- 3. Multiple Choice
What caused the workers at the Pullman Company to go on strike in 1894?
US Attorney General issued an injunction prohibiting Pullman workers from striking.
Company officials demanded that Pullman workers sign a pledge never to join a union.
The Railway Union's members went on strike and asked for support of Pullman workers.
The Pullman Company cut wages drastically and then refused to meet with a delegation of workers.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Why was the American Federation of Labor (AFL) the most successful union during the Industrial Revolution?
The AFL employed unskilled workers who had the most demands
The AFL employed skilled workers who were more difficult to replace
The AFL emplyed men and women, gaining the support of the Progressive party
The AFL employed inskilled and skilled workers, representing the entire labor class
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the primary goal of this American Federation of Labor (AFL) certificate?
obtain better conditions for workers in its affiliate unions
to assist in the transition form a capitalist to a socialist society
to help cigar workers obtain better housing and U.S. citizenship
to replace individual labor unions with a single unionf or all workers
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about the Homestead Strike of 1892?
Members of an anti union group assassinated the union's leader during a protest
A demonstration in Chicago ended with dynamite being thrown into a crowd of protesters
Carnegie's company lowered wages at the steel plant which led to a violent conflict between workers and local managers.
Carnegie Steel workers organized a boycott of the comapany's products and refused to end their strike until working conditions improved.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the central issue in William Jennings Bryan's Cross of Gold speech?
support of African-American rights in the South
a policy of bimetalism that would help farmers by raising crop prices
to control the flow of immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe
higher tariffs to protect American manufacturers from foreign competitiion
- 8. Multiple Choice
Railroads' high fees for shipping goods to market would eventually lead to....
Farmers organizing the Grange Movement and the Populist party
The government authorizing the use of silver to help farmers
The Populist demand that the government help farmers by raising tariffs
The government demanding that farmers slaughter mivestock to increase prices.
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of Populism?
To encourage the government to take control of the inventions of the industrial revolution
To stop immigrants from Europe from taking over factory jobs
To force Robber barons to give up their riches so that workers could benefit
To represent the interests of rural farmers and connect then to the rest of society
- 10. Multiple Choice
During the industrial Revolution in the U.S., laissez-faire economic policies led to what?
Markets that were dominated by monopolies
The creation of strong regulations that ensured businesses did not harm the general public
Significant improvements in working conditions gained through collective bargaining by labor unions
The government placing heavy taxes on the large monopolies and truasts
- 11. Multiple Choice
What amendment created the direct election of US Senators by the people?
13th
15th
17th
14th
- 12. Multiple Choice
What was the initial cause of the Pullman Strike?
US Attorney General issuing an injunction prohibiting Pullamn workers from striking
Company cutting wages and refusing to meet with a delegation of workers
Company officials demanding that Pullman workers sign a pledge not to join a union.
Railroad workers went on strike and asked for the support of the Pullman workers
- 13. Multiple Choice
The ICC was government agency created to initially regulate what monopoly?
Standard Oil
US Steel
Railroads
textiles
- 14. Multiple Choice
Who was responsible for the idea of the "Gospel of Wealth?"
John Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
John Morgan
Jay Gould
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which Labor Union was hostile to women in the workforce?
American Federation of Labor
United Auto Workers
United Steel Workers
Knights of labor
- 16. Multiple Choice
This political cartoon represents the idea of what?
Workmen's Comp
Capitalism
Low wages
Collective bargaining
- 17. Multiple Choice
The use of Gold and Silver in US currency is found in what famous speech?
The German Cross
The Cross of Silver
The Cross of Copper
The Cross of Gold
- 18. Multiple Choice
Soil depletion, share cropping, and high shipping costs led to the creation of what Organization
The Grant
The Trust
The Grange
The GOP
- 19. Multiple Choice
The railroad monoplies put emense financial strain with their high shipping costs on what group in particular?
The industrialists
The farmers
The government
tourists
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