A-Level History - Civil Rights in the USA (Trade union and labour rights)

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What was the membership of the Knights of Labor (KOL) by 1886?
700,000
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What resulted in the Haymarket Affair of 1886?
Destroyed reputation of unions
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What did the Wagner Act of 1935 do?
Gave workers the right to elect their own representatives to take part in collective bargaining, and gave workers the right to join unions
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What did the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 do?
It limited the power of unions
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Out of the following Presidents, who did the most to hinder the rights of trade unions and workers?
Reagan
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What was ruled in Lochner v. New York in 1905?
It did not uphold legislation to limit the number of hours a baker could work
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When was the Equal Pay Act passed?
1963
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Between 1946-47, how many were involved in strikes?
4.5 million
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By 1990, what figure was the trade union membership at?
16,740,000
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What resulted in the Haymarket Affair of 1886?

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Destroyed reputation of unions

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What did the Wagner Act of 1935 do?

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What did the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 do?

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Out of the following Presidents, who did the most to hinder the rights of trade unions and workers?

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