Union Movement + Catholic Church + Education

Question 1

Describe Union movements in the early 20th century

Answer 1

• American unions continued to have the most members
• struggled to gain legal status so that theh could act as spokespersons for their workers
• government had police protect strikebreakers or forcefully stopped strikes

Question 2

What did Unions fight for in the early 20th century?

Answer 2

• for reduced working hours and protection for workers injured on the job
• demanded that the government legislate more often in favour of workers

Question 3

Describe strikes

Answer 3

• negotiating power continued to be limited
• some unions resorted to strikes to make themselves heard
• governments did not see this in positive light
• government directly intervened in labour disputes and used force to repress strikes

Question 4

Describe the Workmen’s compensation act

Answer 4

• 1909

- provided compensation to employees in the event of an accident of up to 50% of their wages

Question 5

What happens to the number of priests and members of religious communities?

Answer 5

It grows drastically and testifies to the importance of the Catholic Church in this period

Question 6

What is the cooperative movement?

Answer 6

An effective way for the Catholic Church to pursue its social action and refuce socio-economic inequalities

Question 7

What did cooperative members do?

Answer 7

they pooled some of their assets and shared resources. Any profit generated by the cooperative was shared among the members.

Question 8

How was the cooperative movement strong among farmers?

Answer 8

Farming cooperatives used bank loans to invest in the development of their farms

Question 9

Describe school attendance of Francophones and Anglophones

Answer 9

• anglophones attended school at a much higher rate than francophones
• french children stopped school around the age of 12 to work on farms and in factories