Author Question: The primary goals of the typical worker in the United States in the last quarter of the nineteenth ... (Read 53 times)

Diane · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

All of the following describes the American Federation of Labor EXCEPT:

A) It organized skilled trade workers.
B) It emphasized bread and butter issues, such as higher wages.
C) It had one million members by 1900.
D) It welcomed African American workers.

Question 2

Which of the following issues did the National Labor Union support?

A) temperance
B) women's rights
C) labor cooperatives
D) All of the above.

Question 3

All of the following statements describe the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 EXCEPT:

A) The strike was the first and bloodiest strike of the era.
B) The strike began as a result of a reduction in wages by company owners.
C) The strike spread throughout the nation.
D) The strike spread to Latin America and Europe.

Question 4

The primary goals of the typical worker in the United States in the last quarter of the nineteenth century were

A) unlimited riches and benefits.
B) to support socialist revolutions.
C) respectable wages and humane conditions.
D) highly competitive workplaces.