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What was the primary goal of labor unions in the early 20th century?

To improve working conditions and wagesTo promote government regulation of industryTo eliminate all forms of employmentTo create monopolies in business

Which major event in 1894 highlighted the tensions between labor unions and the government?

The Haymarket AffairThe Pullman StrikeThe Flint Sit-Down StrikeThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire

Who was a prominent leader of the labor movement and co-founder of the American Railway Union?

Samuel GompersEugene V. DebsJohn L. LewisMother Jones

Assessment

What was the primary goal of labor unions in the early 20th century?

Which major event in 1894 highlighted the tensions between labor unions and the government?

Who was a prominent leader of the labor movement and co-founder of the American Railway Union?