Why were there labor protests in the thirties, a time when one might expect workers simply to be grateful for any job on any terms?
What will be an ideal response?
Daily life for workers in the automobile, steel, and textile industries was harsh with few material comforts as compared to laborers today. Workers often received poor wages and child labor was prevalent. Workers could no longer wait for help and increasingly found their political voice. As the government became more active intervening in the economy, organized labor gained more support from and influence with politicians on the left. In 1933, the National Industrial Recovery Act gave workers the right to organize and bargain collectively, which helped fuel growth in the union movement.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
According to Brown, a racial frame encourages exclusion of documented and undocumented immigrants.
The cooperation shown by the Greek city-states when threatened by Persia was ________
A) permanent B) short-lived C) common in the classical age D) unsuccessful
The Protestant Dutch differed from their Catholic counterparts in that they
A. did not participate in trade with the Indians. B. did not engage in significant missionary activity. C. found themselves in frequent conflict with Indians. D. attracted significant numbers of colonists from their home country.
Which of the following is associated with Descartes?
a. All of the answers are correct. b. Rationality is associated with mathematics, producing a unified system of truth. c. Systematic doubt is a key of knowledge. d. The ability to perceive the rational order of creation should be grounded in reasoning. e. One should use the deductive approach to truth and reasoning.