Bread and roses
Where did the term bread and roses come from?
A poem written by James Oppenheim.
What does the U.T.W stand for?
A. Untied Table Workers
B. Untied Textile Workers
C. United Turtle Wrestlers
B. Untied Textile Workers
What was "smiling Joe" real name
Joseph Ettor
What percentage of pay raise did the companies offer?
5%.
What is a strike?
A period of time when workers stop working as a way to protest against something they think is unfair
What did bread represent in the poem?
The belief that working people should make enough to eat.
What does the AFL stand for
A. American Federation of Labor
B.American Federation of Law
A.American Federation of Law
Why did "smiling Joe" go to jail?
A. Eating to much bread
B. Accused of murder
C. For going on strike
B. Accused of Murder
Where Eugene V.Debs born
A.New York
B. Indiana
C. Iowa
B. Indiana
What was the strike that the workers went on called?
The Roses and Bread strike.
In what year was the poem Bread and Roses written?
A. 1911
B.1811
C.1912
A.1911
What did the NLU fight for?
Higher wages and shorter hours.
What is one of the injuries/health issue Sadie suffered while working in the factories ?
A. A broken toe
B. Lyme disease
C.Lead poisoning
C.Lead poisoning
What is a lockout?
A reverse strike.
Who was killed during the Bread and Roses strike?
A. Camella Teoli
B. Elizabeth Gurley
C. Anna LoPiozzo
C. Anna LoPiozzo
What was the poem bread and roses about?
A. Children in the labor movement
B. Strikes
C. Women in Labor
C.Women in Labor
What Party was the IWW apart of
A.Communist
B. Capitalist
C.Socialist
C. Socialist
Who did smiling Joe get arrested with
A. Aruto Giovannitti
B Anna LoPiozzo
A. Aruto Giovannitti
What event marked the beginning of Labor movements in the Untied States?
The Great Upheaval.
Why did the strikes leaders send the children of the strikers to New York?
To keep the children safe and gain public sympathy.
What did the strikes achieve by the end of the Bread and Roses Strike?
A pay raise and a less restrictive attendance policy.
Why did the IWW take responsibility for the strike in Lawrence?
Because the UTW tried to talk the workers out of striking.
Who was the girl that got her hair caught in the machine while working in the factory?
Camella Teoli
What event led Eugene V. Debs to become a socialist?
The Pullman Strike.
What is the reason Camella joined the Bread and Roses strike?
She wanted to improve working conditions/ she got her hair stuck in a machine at work.