Social Developments: Strike Action after WWI

Question 1

What was a large risk for men in terms of jobs when they returned home from the war?

Answer 1

They risked being unemployed

Question 2

How many workers striked in 1919?

Answer 2

4 million

Question 3

Name one of the more notable strikes in 1919

Answer 3

The Boston Police Strike

Question 4

What percentage of the Boston Police Force was made up of which ethnicity?

Answer 4

75% of the force was Irish-Americans

Question 5

Why did the Boston Police Strike occur?

Answer 5

Workers wanted to be allowed to join Trade Unions

Question 6

Who brought an end to the Boston Police Strikes?

Answer 6

Calvin Coolidge

Question 7

What Strike occurred in September 1919?

Answer 7

US Steel Strike

Question 8

How long did the US Steel Strike last?

Answer 8

3 months

Question 9

What was significant about the length of time in relation to how US Steel tried to bring an end to the strike?

Answer 9

The way the business dealt with the strike nearly brought an end to the AFL

Question 10

How can tensions with Irish Americans and African-Americans in the North of the USA be seen in the early 1900s?

Answer 10

In 1900 there was a clash between Irish-Americans and African-Americans in the North of the USA