2. Haymarket affair 1886

Question 1

how were killed?

Answer 1

violence between police and strikers -> 8 workers killed

7 policemen killed

Question 2

what was the Haymarket affair blamed on

Answer 2

Unions and German immigrants
(although no evidence found)
8 arrested and 5 executed

Question 3

Haymarket affair was damaging to Unions because

Answer 3

further weakened and divided labour movement

tactics of violence, suspicion of immigrants

Question 4

what did the Haymarket affair destroy the reputation of? what did this lead to?

Answer 4

KOL

some unions break away from KOL and join AFL or Industrial Workers of the World