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Labor History Quiz

Test your knowledge of American labor history with this free online quiz. These labor history questions cover the most important strikes, labor unions, influential leaders, and major events in the American labor movement. See how much you know about the workers and organizations that helped shape working conditions and labor rights in the United States.

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Labor History Quiz

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1. Question

Which state Supreme Court decision, issued in 1842, held that labor unions are legal?

2. Question

What was the first national labor organization in the United States?

3. Question

Which organization, supported largely by Irish miners in eastern Pennsylvania, was crushed in the 1870s?

4. Question

Which industry saw a major strike in 1877 that started in West Virginia before spreading across the country?

5. Question

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?

6. Question

What was the largest labor organization in the 1880s?

7. Question

Who served as the first president of the American Federation of Labor?

8. Question

Which 1894 event led to the creation of Labor Day as a federal holiday?

9. Question

Which woman associated with the labor union movement was described as “the most dangerous woman in America” in 1902?

10. Question

Which labor dispute marked the first time the federal government acted as a neutral arbiter rather than an active aggressor?

11. Question

With which organization was “Big Bill” Haywood most closely associated?

12. Question

Which 1921 West Virginia conflict was the largest labor uprising in United States history?

13. Question

John L. Lewis was most closely associated with which of the following organizations?

14. Question

What new labor relations tactic emerged during the 1930s?

15. Question

Which New Deal law established the National Labor Relations Board?

16. Question

Which New Deal law established a minimum wage for workers, and required overtime for those who worked more than 40 hours a week?

17. Question

Which law was passed to restrict the activities and power of labor unions?

18. Question

Which two powerful unions merged in 1955?

19. Question

Cesar Chavez co-founded which of the following organizations?

20. Question

In 1970, which conflict occurred between union members and students protesting the Vietnam War?

21. Question

In 1970, which group of federal employees initiated one of the largest wildcat strikes in US history?

22. Question

In 1980, President Ronald Reagan famously crushed a strike in what transportation sector?

23. Question

Which of the following professional sports associations has experienced multiple strikes or lockouts?

24. Question

What is the function of “right to work” legislation?

25. Question

Since the 1950s, labor union membership has generally experienced which of the following trends?