Pennsylvania State University, World Campus - LER 458Y/LER401 Semester Quiz 3. All Answers Correct

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Which group of workers did the Knights of Labor did not recruit into its ranks? Which of the following was not a feature of late-nineteenth-century labor experience? Which brilliant industrial capit... alist built the American steel industry? Which of the following was not true of late-nineteenth-century industrialization? What was one of the key themes in the excerpt from the primary source document, “A Mormon Woman”? Which type of labor system did the New South heavily rely upon as the region industrialized, as shown in the excerpt from the primary source document, “A Georgia Sharecropper’s Story”? Which of the following was not a key factor behind the rise of industry in late 19 century America? What was one attempt at reconstruction in the trans Mississippi West? What was the opening salvo that anarchists Emma Goldman an Alexander Berkman saw in the defiance of homestead strikers to Henry Frick's attempt to destroy the amalgamated association of iron and steel workers according to the excerpt from the primary source document “I will kill Frick”? What did women workers prove in the excerpt from the primary source document “working her fingers”? What did Emma Goldman mean when she wrote that the Homestead, Pennsylvania, steel mill workers were Americans, according to the excerpt from the primary source document, “I will kill Frick?” Which of the following was not a characteristic of the New West? Which of the following was not a characteristic of the New West? Sexual harassment or exploitation of women of all colors at the workplace became commonplace as America rapidly industrialized and urbanized. What was unusual about the sexual exploitation of women workers in the excerpt from the primary source document, “A Georgia Sharecropper’s Story”? What did the author describe about the different rewards based on the temperaments of nationalities, according to the excerpt from the primary source document, “Marshall Kirkman”? Which of the following was not a characteristic of the urban explosion of late-nineteenth-century America? How did the narrator in the excerpt from the primary source document, “A Georgia Sharecropper’s Story,” describe his labor contract relationship to his boss? What common practice in late nineteenth and early twentieth century United States, described in the excerpt from the primary source document, “A Georgia Sharecropper’s Story,” one can compare to the commissary store and the system of debt? Which of the following was not a key factor behind the rise of industry in late nineteenth century America? The introductory blurb in the excerpt from the primary source document, “Home Sweet Home,” regards homeownership as an “antidote against anarchism” versus “building and loan associations as vehicles for working people to attain independence and security.” One can make the case that these two thoughts are not mutually exclusive by arguing that: Which development brought on by the rippling effects of industrial capitalism did Mary Elizabeth Lease and many other Great Plains Americans condemn, according to the excerpt from the primary source document, “In Defense of Home and Heart”? What was one attempt at Reconstruction in the trans-Mississippi West? What was the central, underlying message conveyed in the excerpt from the primary source document, “A Woman Recounts”? What major lesson did radical elements within the working class learned when soldiers shot strikers after enraged strikers torched railroad property during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877? What was one of the key themes in the excerpt from the primary source document, “A Georgia Sharecropper’s Story”? What is one of the main themes in labor historiography of the Gilded Age? What is the message in the excerpt from the primary source document, “Introducing New Recruits”? A brilliant railroad industrial capitalist allegedly said in so many words, “I can hire one half of the working class to kill off the other half.” Who was this interesting person? Which of the following was not a characteristic of the New South? What is the message in the excerpt from the primary source document, “Marshall Kirkman”?   Which of the following was not a feature of Progressive-era social reform movements? Middle-class settlement-house workers quickly realized they had more to learn from the laboring poor than they could ever hope to teach them Which of the following was not a grievance of the Populists? Excessive power of the labor unions Which of the following was not a significant belief of the Knights of Labor? The employment of women and blacks undercut the dignity and security of white men, and should therefore cease Which of the following was not a significant part of labor’s experience during 1917-1918? Workers, united in their devotion to the war effort, seldom went on strike Which of the following was not a significant feature of working-class life in the late nineteenth century United States? Churches were important centers of working-class culture Which of the following was not a factor behind the rise of Jim Crow laws at the turn of the century? A reaction by the southern elite to the Populist challenge Which of the following was not a feature of the mass leisure revolution? Urban workers resisted the lure of commercialized recreation, regarding it as a plot to distract them from their oppressive conditions Which of the following was not a strategy adopted by the Populists? Using vigilante tactics to intimidate farmers who failed to join the cause Which of the following was not a common view voiced by employers about the labor movement? The spread of bitter strikes is a sign that industrialization has gone too far; it is time to return to small-scale production What did the socialist party of America advocate, according to the excerpt from the primary source document, “Debs Attacks”? All of the selections Which of the following does not apply, comparatively, to the Knights of Labor and the American federation of labor? The AFL rejected the exclusion of workers on the basis of race, sex, or skill – a practice that was widespread among the knights What most likely would have happened had the American Federation of Labor succeeded in winning a family wage (or living wage)? Women, especially married women, would have to vacate paid employment and return to the hearth Which one of the following was not a central belief of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)? The IWW wants the government to mediate even handedly between workers and employers Which ideas did the American Federation of Labor promote from 1890 to 1914? A shorter work week, higher wages, and better working conditions Which ideas did the Industrial Workers of the World promote from 1905 to 1914? Abolition of capitalism and wage slavery and the establishment of socialism What was the topic raised in the excerpt from the primary source document, “I started filling rifles”? None of the selections Which of the following was not a feature of the mass consumption revolution? The spread of mass consumption all but eliminated the social gulf between middle-class and working-class Americans In the excerpt from the primary source document, “Debs Attacks,” Debs stated that the Socialist Party of America “is the one party which stands squarely and uncompromisingly for the abolition of industrial slavery.” What is the most likely reason for Debs to ignore the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), which also sought to abolish industrial slavery? The IWW was a union, not a political party Which of the following was not a significant feature of the Homestead strike of 1892? If not for the even-handed neutrality of the state government, the strike might have erupted into a civil war What can one infer from the fact that many workers did not vote for the socialist party of America, according to the excerpt from the primary source document, “Debs Attacks”? Since many workers did not become anti-capitalist from their experience as industrial workers, they saw no need to support the Socialist party of America Which of the following was not a key element of Progressive ideology? Government is so corrupt and ineffective that it can never be a vehicle for improving society; Progressives must rely on their own voluntary initiatives What did the narrator say in the excerpt from the primary source document, “More Work for Mother”? She believed the household management could be efficient At which workplaces where some progressive reformers believed the work could be rationalized and made efficient? A, b, c; steel mills and other industrial manufacturing plants, railroads and other modes of transportation, private households Which of the following was not a widespread response of industrial workers to unpleasant or exploitative conditions at work? Mass emigration to nations throughout the Americas Which of the following is not a theme of Frederick Winslow Taylor’s theory of “scientific management”? Unless industrial workers retain broad autonomy in determining how their work should be done, they’ll never be content enough to fulfill their productive potential Why did many companies in the 1890s hire child laborers? D; none of the selections Which of the following was not a central principle of the American federation of labor? Since capitalism creates unacceptable inequalities of wealth and power, it should be replaced with socialism Which of the following was not a significant characteristic of labor militancy during the Progressive era? It was usually snuffed out by the deployment of federal troops [Show More]

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