6th grade | 4.02 Quiz: Samuel Gompers

Which methods did employers used against workers and unions? Choose all answers that are correct.

Employers locked workers in or out of the workplace. Employers used their wealth to hire armed guards. Employers used their wealth to buy unfavorable and often unfair publicity.

Is this statement true or false? By the 1930s, the labor movement had achieved its goals so there was no more need for labor unions. As a result, labor unions do not exist today.

false

Is this statement true or false? Samuel Gompers had the same goals for the labor movement as the socialists and anarchists did.

false

Samuel Gompers was the founder and president of which organization?

the American Federation of Labor

Which event does the newspaper describe?

the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

Is this statement true or false? Anarchists didn't believe in any government at all. Anarchists wanted to change society dramatically.

true

Is this statement true or false? Socialists wanted the government to take over the businesses that affected most citizens, like railroads, electric power, and telephones. Socialists wanted to reorganize society in new ways.

true

is this statement true or false? The American Federation of Labor focused on one goal--to improve working conditions in the United States.

true