Multiple Choice Questions

Which state Supreme Court decision, issued in 1842, held that labor unions are legal?
  • Commonwealth v. Pullis
  • Commonwealth v. Hunt
  • West Coast Hotel v. Parrish
  • Debs v. United States
What was the first national labor organization in the United States?
  • American Federation of Labor
  • Knights of Labor
  • Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • National Labor Union
Which organization, supported largely by Irish miners in eastern Pennsylvania, was crushed in the 1870s?
  • Fenians
  • Irish Republican Army
  • Molly Maguires
  • Sinn Fein
Which industry saw a major strike in 1877 that started in West Virginia before spreading across the country?
  • Rubber
  • Railroad
  • Steel
  • Coal
Which 1886 event, considered the origin of May Day, began as a peaceful demonstration for an 8-hour work day, but ended in a bombing that killed 7 policemen and 4 civilians?
  • The Hard Hat Riot
  • Great Railroad Strike
  • Homestead Strike
  • The Haymarket Affair
What was the largest labor organization in the 1880s?
  • National Labor Union
  • Knights of Labor
  • United Service Workers Union
  • Western Federation of Miners
Who served as the first president of the American Federation of Labor?
  • Robert Lafollette
  • Samuel Gompers
  • John L. Lewis
  • Eugene Debs
Which 1894 event led to the creation of Labor Day as a federal holiday?
  • Pullman Strike
  • Great Railroad Strike
  • Homestead Strike
  • Hard Hat Riot
Which woman associated with the labor union movement was described as “the most dangerous woman in America” in 1902?
  • Emma Goldman
  • Mary Harris “Mother” Jones
  • Mary Ann “Mother” Bickerdyke
  • Rosa Luxemburg
Which labor dispute marked the first time the federal government acted as a neutral arbiter rather than an active aggressor?
  • Railroad Strike of 1922
  • Steel Strike of 1959
  • Coal Strike of 1902
  • Steel Strike of 1919
With which organization was “Big Bill” Haywood most closely associated?
  • Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • Knights of Labor
  • Industrial Workers of the World
  • American Federation of Labor
Which 1921 West Virginia conflict was the largest labor uprising in United States history?
  • Everett Massacre
  • Westmoreland County Coal Strike
  • Ludlow Massacre
  • Battle of Blair Mountain
John L. Lewis was most closely associated with which of the following organizations?
  • Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • Industrial Workers of the World
  • American Federation of Labor
  • Knights of Labor
What new labor relations tactic emerged during the 1930s?
  • Picketing
  • The usage of wildcat strikes
  • The implementation of sit-down strikes
  • The introduction of strike breakers
Which New Deal law established the National Labor Relations Board?
  • Keating-Owen Act
  • Glass-Steagall Act
  • Taft-Hartley Act
  • Wagner Act
Which New Deal law established a minimum wage for workers, and required overtime for those who worked more than 40 hours a week?
  • Davis-Bacon Act
  • Executive Order 8802
  • Taft-Hartley Act
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
Which law was passed to restrict the activities and power of labor unions?
  • Davis-Bacon Act
  • Norris-La Guardia Act
  • Keating-Owen Act
  • Taft-Hartley Act
Which two powerful unions merged in 1955?
  • American Federation of Labor & Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • International Workers of the World & Congress of Industrial Organizations
  • Service Employees International Union & Teamsters
  • International Workers of the World & American Federation of Labor
Cesar Chavez co-founded which of the following organizations?
  • American Federation of Labor
  • Industrial Workers of the World
  • United Farm Workers
  • Congress of Industrial Organizations
In 1970, which conflict occurred between union members and students protesting the Vietnam War?
  • Stonewall Riots
  • Hard Hat Riot
  • Greensboro Massacre
  • Straw Hat Riot
In 1970, which group of federal employees initiated one of the largest wildcat strikes in US history?
  • Immigration agents
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation agents
  • Postal workers
  • Internal Revenue Service clerks
In 1980, President Ronald Reagan famously crushed a strike in what transportation sector?
  • Railroad transport
  • Air traffic control
  • Airline transport
  • The Merchant Marines
Which of the following professional sports associations has experienced multiple strikes or lockouts?
  • All of the above
  • National Football League
  • National Basketball Association
  • National Hockey League
What is the function of “right to work” legislation?
  • It prevents employers from firing employees without just cause
  • It requires employees to join unions
  • It prevents employers from discriminating against minority job applicants
  • It prevents employees from forced union membership
Since the 1950s, labor union membership has generally experienced which of the following trends?
  • No change
  • Steady decline followed by growth starting in 2009
  • Growth
  • Decline
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