“Like I said, I think the main thing is to review the chapters we read in the book, the Cobble article, and the article on Eugene Debs. Strive to have an understanding of the historical context in which various labor unions, reforms, policies, etc…emerged, developed, declined, etc. For example, what political and economic forces explain why the Knight of Labor, the AFL, or the New Deal emerged at a particular moment? “
There will be 10 questions — all short answer. And none will be tricky. To study- Go through the readings, ask yourself the most central question, outline the question, and try to provide some details to give your answer some substance.
Gilded Age 1870s-1900
Progressive Era 1900-1920
WWI 1914-1918
Great Depression 1929-1939
New Deal 1933-1938
Wagner Act (National Labor Relations Act) 1935
WWII 1939-1945
Taft-Hartley Act 1947
—————————–
Knights of Labor 1870s to 1890s
AFL (American Federation of Labor) 1886 – Present
IWW (Industrial Workers of the World; Wobblies) 1905 – early 1920s
CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations) 1935 (1955)
Eugene Debs 1855 – 1926
Social justice feminism 1920s-1960s
0 comments