Question 1
The Industrial Labor Relations Commission, created in 1912,
A) suggested unions be declared illegal.
B) criticized labor for demanding too many reforms.
C) defended workers' right to organize.
D) generally ruled that employers were blameless in industrial accidents.
Question 2
In their effort to organize American workers during the progressive era, the International Workers of the World
A) stressed the use of the investigative committee to publicize the problems that workers faced.
B) welcomed all workers, regardless of skill, race, or gender.
C) relied mostly on political solutions that emphasized protective labor legislation.
D) adopted the philosophy of Samuel Gompers.
Question 3
As a result of the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire of 1911,
A) no official action was taken by either the city, state, or federal governments.
B) New York state abolished labor by children under 14 years of age.
C) the federal government passed a law preventing child labor.
D) New York City fined the company's owners a substantial amount of money.
Question 4
During the progressive era, trade unions in the United States
A) found it increasingly easy to cooperate with management.
B) increased in membership.
C) almost always succeeded in their strike efforts.
D) enjoyed increasing support from decisions of the Supreme Court.
Question 5
A key figure in applying the principles of scientific management to industrial work was
A) Frederick Taylor.
B) Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
C) Samuel Gompers.
D) Jane Addams.
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