Numbers!
How many working hours were industrial workers fighting for?
8 hours!
When was the fire at the triangle company?
A. 1905
B. 1912
C. 1910
D. 1911
D. 1911
Every member of the AFL was a...
Skilled worker
By the turn of the 20th century, the vast majority of American work was switched from being done on the farm to being done in a____.
Factory.
What does bread and roses refer to?
Food and being able to live life.
"Half of all children born in Lawrence around the year 1900 died before age ___"
6
When was the IWW/Wobblies founded?
A. 1918
B. 1905
C. 1900
D. 1910
B. 1905
What was the IWW's Nick name?
The Wobblies
"In May 1886, the Knights went on strike demanding an eight-hour day for all laborers. At a rally in Haymarket Square in Chicago, someone threw a bomb into the crowd. One police officer died and several people were injured."(from newsella article) Who did the American press, government, and general public blame for this?
The Knights of Labor.
What are things we enjoy today that resulted from organized labor?
In the present day, workers enjoy higher wages, better hours, and safer working conditions.
By the year 1866, how many workers were in local unions across the U.S?
A. 2,000
B. 20,000
c. 200,000
D. 2,000,000
C. 200,000
Eugene V. Debs (who founded the American socialist movement), received over 900,000 votes in the ____ election.
A. 1911
B. 1912
C. 1913
D. 1914
E. 1915
B. 1912
At its height, the American Socialists had how many active members?
100,000
This man was born in London in 1850, he moved to New York City during the Civil War and was an effective organizer and speaker. Who was this man?
Samuel Gompers.
What was the purpose of unions?
To bargain with factory owners.
In 1904,_____workers were killed on the job.
A. 1,000
B. 35,000
C. 3,000
D. 4,000
E. 27,000
E. 27,000
When was the American Federation of Labor founded?
A. 1900
B. 1887
C. 1886
D. 1905
E. 1901
C. 1886
What helped Samuel Gompers and the AFL maintain the support of the public and government?
Keeping it simple (focusing on bread and butter)
In addition to wanting higher wages and shorter working hours, the NLU also wanted to end____.
Prison labor.
After a law that lowered the working hours for women, they demanded that their employers pay them more. After the companies refused change, up to_______people participated in a strike as a result.
10,000
According to a report made by the Commission on Industrial Relations, ____ workers were killed from industrial accidents and ___ were injured in the year of 1914.
A. 3,000-6,000
B. 35,000-700,000
C. 40,500-500,000
D. 40,000-1,000,000
B. 35,000-700,000
This labor organization, the NLU, was withered away after trying to represent to many different groups in ____.
A. 1876
B. 1872
C. 1875
D. 1873
D. 1873
What did the IWW encourage workers to do?
The members were encouraged to fight for justice directly against their employers.
Many young girls working in the wash-room had to live of of $____a week.
$3.00.
What were two methods used by workers to demand change from their employers?
Two examples are striking and boycotting.