• 1. 
    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
  • 2. 
    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
  • 3. 
    Which organization, supported largely by Irish miners in eastern Pennsylvania, was crushed in the 1870s?

  • Molly Maguires
  • Irish Republican Army
  • Fenians
  • Sinn Fein
  • 4. 
    Which industry saw a major strike in 1877 that started in West Virginia before spreading across the country?

  • Rubber
  • Railroad
  • Steel
  • Coal
  • 5. 
    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
  • 6. 
    What was the largest labor organization in the 1880s?

  • National Labor Union
  • Knights of Labor
  • United Service Workers Union
  • Western Federation of Miners
  • 7. 
    Who served as the first president of the American Federation of Labor?

  • Robert Lafollette
  • Samuel Gompers
  • John L. Lewis
  • Eugene Debs
  • 8. 
    Which 1894 event led to the creation of Labor Day as a federal holiday?

  • Pullman Strike
  • Great Railroad Strike
  • Homestead Strike
  • Hard Hat Riot
  • 9. 
    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
  • 10. 
    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
  • 11. 
    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
  • 12. 
    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
  • 13. 
    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
  • 14. 
    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
  • 15. 
    Which New Deal law established the National Labor Relations Board?

  • Keating-Owen Act
  • Glass-Steagall Act
  • Taft-Hartley Act
  • Wagner Act
  • 16. 
    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
  • 17. 
    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
  • 18. 
    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
  • 19. 
    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
  • 20. 
    In 1970, which conflict occurred between union members and students protesting the Vietnam War?

  • Stonewall Riots
  • Hard Hat Riot
  • Greensboro Massacre
  • Straw Hat Riot
  • 21. 
    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
  • 22. 
    In 1980, President Ronald Reagan famously crushed a strike in what transportation sector?

  • Railroad transport
  • Air traffic control
  • Airline transport
  • The Merchant Marines
  • 23. 
    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
  • 24. 
    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
  • 25. 
    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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