Compare and contrast the goals, means, leadership, and accomplishments of the late nineteenth-century national labor organizations: National Labor Union, Knights of Labor, and American Federation of Labor
What will be an ideal response?
The NLU's goal was social reform achieved by replacing industrial capitalism with producer cooperatives. The NLU failed under its visionary leadership. The Knights of Labor wanted social reform and worker solidarity and hoped cooperatives and arbitration would end industrial capitalism. Terence Powderly eschewed strikes, but was a poor organizer. The AFL pursued better wages, hours, and working conditions. It narrowed its membership to crafts and used strikes. Samuel Gompers was an organizational genius.
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The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 _____________________.
A. repealed most of the 1935 Wagner Act B. allowed states to pass right-to-work laws outlawing the "closed shop" C. weakened labor unions by making collective bargaining illegal D. allowed union contributions to political funds in federal elections
What delayed the passage of the civil rights bill that passed in the House in February, 1964?
A. a Northern filibuster in the Senate B. a Southern filibuster in the Senate C. public protests in the South D. public protests in the North
The Occupy Wall Street movement showcased America's discontent over the increasing financial gap facing the nation as well as a show of solidarity against poor financial practices that led up to the financial crisis of 2008
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Based on the research regarding self-esteem in general and domain-specific confidence, we can infer that ______.
A. girls have lower self-esteem than boys in general but have higher confidence in certain domain-specific areas B. boys have lower self-esteem than girls in general but have higher confidence in certain domain-specific areas C. girls have lower self-esteem than boys in general and have lower confidence in all domain-specific areas D. girls have the same level of self-esteem as boys in general but have lower confidence in certain domain-specific areas