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RCMultiple Choice

Ethics of Industrialization — Cumulative exam

Question 5 • SHS Alt Geography Sem 2- 2021

Which of the following was not a reason why early labor organizations failed?

Answer
A
Unskilled workers were easily replaceable.
B
Farmers did not support labor unions because factory workers, unlike farmers, enjoyed the benefit of minimum-wage laws.
C
The government often sided with businesses over labor unions.
D
Strikes were often violent, and unions became increasingly identified with radicalism.

Explanation

Early labor organizations struggled because unskilled workers could be replaced easily, governments often favored businesses, and violent strikes led many people to associate unions with radicalism. The claim in B is not a sound reason: factory workers generally did not enjoy minimum-wage laws in the early period being described, and the statement does not explain why labor organizations failed.

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