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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Age of Reform

Question 2 • SS221 World History/Geography A

What is the best explanation of why factory owners and management wanted to prevent unions from forming?

Answer
A
They feared workers would violently revolt.
B
They felt it was in the best interest of the workers to wait for gradual change.
C
Organized workers might demand changes that would increase profits.
D
Organized workers might demand changes that would decrease profits.

Explanation

Unions organize workers so they can negotiate together for better wages, safer conditions, and shorter hours. These changes could raise a factory’s costs and reduce the owners’ profits, so management often tried to prevent unions from forming. Choice D, that organized workers might demand changes that would decrease profits, is the best explanation.

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