can you check and see if my answers are right?
the questions will pertain to this paragraph….
The Knights of Labor
The Noble and Holy Order of the Knights of Labor (KOL) was formed in 1869 in Philadelphia. Uriah S. Stephens and a handful of tailors created this union to organize skilled and unskilled workers in the same union. The Knights of Labor offered membership to workers regardless of gender or race. In the early years, it was a secret organization because many workers who were openly in unions were fired. They created elaborate secret rituals drawn from the Freemasons. By the early 1880s, they were a national force powerful enough to drop their secrecy.
The KOL had ambitious goals. Among these goals:
an eight-hour work day
end child labor
end the use of prison labor, which deprived other workers of jobs
equal pay for women
government ownership of railroads and telegraph lines
land policy that benefited settlers instead of speculators
a graduated income tax
Although the KOL initially opposed using strikes, they were common by the mid-1880s. The Knights won strikes against the Union Pacific Railroad in 1884 and the Wabash Railroad in 1885. But they failed to win the Missouri Pacific strike in 1886. That was the same year of the Haymarket Square Riot, during which a bomb exploded, killing several policemen. Soon the Knights’ demands appeared to go against the American system of government and economy. Opponents of the Knights became more vocal. Poor management, internal bickering, and feuds between skilled and unskilled workers eroded its support. By 1900, the Knights of Labor were virtually powerless, and other less radical unions became more popular.
The American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers had observed the Knights of Labor struggling. He knew that what workers wanted most were higher wages and improved working conditions. In 1886, Gompers met with leaders from the masons’ union, the hatmakers’ union, and other craft unions to form the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Unlike the Knights of Labor, the American Federation of Labor did not seek to include unskilled workers. Gompers believed the union would have more power if it represented only skilled workers. It also used strikes to force improvements for workers.
Gompers recognized that support for the Knights of Labor had suffered because of the organization’s radical ideas. As a result, the American Federation of Labor pursued a more moderate course. It provided strike relief, or support, to striking workers so they could continue to provide for their families. Successful strikes helped improve workers’ wages and reduced the length of their workweek.
By 1900, as the Knights were declining, Gompers’ union had over 500,000 skilled tradespeople in its ranks. He was seen as the leader of labor, and until the Great Depression, the AFL was seen as the nation’s most important labor organization. The AFL benefitted from Gompers’ leadership and the realistic goals he set.
Now select the correct responses to the following questions about the case study.
Which of the following was used against unions?
the right to strike
–>Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Fourteenth Amendment
the right to collectively bargain
Question 2 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which type of economy is practiced in the United States today?
supply economy
–>mixed economy
market economy
planned economy
Question 3 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
What was the main goal of labor unions by the end of the 19th century?
protection for immigrant workers and ending child labor
a return to the days before factories
–>higher wages and better working conditions
direction of the economy by the government
Question 4 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which type of economic system was favored by small business owners?
controlled market
mixed economy
–>free market
planned economy
Question 5 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
Which factor most greatly limited union growth at the end of the 19th century?
–>higher wages for all workers
popularity of Social Darwinism
hostility of business towards unions
improved working conditions
Question 6 (Multiple Choice Worth 5 points)
How did the American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor view membership?
Both allowed unskilled workers to be members.
–>Neither allowed unskilled workers to be members.
Only the Knights of Labor allowed unskilled workers to be members.
Only the American Federation of Labor allowed unskilled work
Is Sun Myung Moon the Antichrist? Says Jan 13 2013 is the beginning of God’s kingdom on earth?
“So from this time of peak every people or every organization that goes against the Unification Church will gradually come down or drastically come down and die. Many people will die – those who go against our movement.”
– Sun Myung Moon
Campaign video (will shock you): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aMeGq5bSmg
“You must understand that God gave you the unimaginable goal of completing the unification of the entire world by January 13, 2013. You are living in the age when you must build the palace where you can attend Heaven centered on your tribe — the palace where you can attend the king of the tribe. You must know you are living in such a serious era.
On January 13, 2013, you must welcome Heaven by linking and connecting all the palaces representing all tribes. We must complete
these tasks while Rev. Moon is here on earth.
True Parents demonstrated the entire contents of the restoration providence within a short time to humanity through their life time. However, the completion of their work happens at one moment. This time period is the period until January 13, 2013 in the Unification Church. This time period is when we must cleanse, harvest, and store all in the Heavenly storehouse. After this day, it will be a new age that will be developed by the second and third generations.
Why is Rev. Moon keeping himself so busy? Why am I keeping such a busy schedule, despite the fact that after reaching 80 years of age, I should rest my body, well? Unless I push you every day, how long does it take to complete the providence to develop in the Gomundo islands? If you are dying with an illness and can be cured by a surgery, can you postpone such surgery for several months? Our situation is even more urgent than this.
The great turning point in your lifetime is now. Until 2013, there is an era when Satan’s world will attempt their last desperate acts of aggression and struggle. It is a fearful age when even a son will deny his father; thus, you must keep your eyes wide open.”
– Sun Myung Moon
VIDEO SHOWING HE WAS CROWNED MESSIAH AT A SENATE BUILDING IN 2004?:
NY Times article of his crowning in 2004:
“A Crowning at the Capital Creates a Stir
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Published: June 24, 2004
As a shining symbol of democracy, the United States capital is not ordinarily a place where coronations occur. So news that the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the eccentric and exceedingly wealthy Korean-born businessman, donned a crown in a Senate office building and declared himself the Messiah while members of Congress watched is causing a bit of a stir.
One congressman, Representative Danny K. Davis, Democrat of Illinois, wore white gloves and carried a pillow holding one of two ornate gold crowns that were placed on the heads of Mr. Moon and his wife, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, at the ceremony, which took place March 23 and capped a reception billed as a peace awards banquet.
Mr. Davis says he held the wife’s crown and was ”a bit surprised” by Mr. Moon’s Messiah remarks, which were delivered in Korean but accompanied by a written translation. In them, he said emperors, kings and presidents had ”declared to all heaven and earth that Reverend Sun Myung Moon is none other than humanity’s Savior, Messiah, Returning Lord and True Parent.”
HUGE BUSINESS EMPIRE OPERATING AROUND THE WORLD:
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unification_Church_affiliated_organizations
Universal Peace Federation
The Universal Peace Federation[10] (UPF) includes the following organizations and initiatives under its umbrella:
■Ambassadors for Peace[11]
■Global Peace Festival, an international series of festivals under the motto: “One Family Under God.” [12]
■International Highway Project[13]
■Middle East Peace Initiative[14][15]
■World Summit of Leadership and Governance[16]
Interfaith organizations
■The Assembly of the World’s Religions was founded by Sun Myung Moon. The first assembly was held from November 15 to 21, 1985, in MacAfee, New Jersey. The second was from August 15 to 21, 1990 in San Francisco.[17]
■Inter-Religious Federation for World Peace[18][19]
■American Clergy Leadership Conference (ACLC)[20][21][22]
& much more
I get it if you don’t believe you won’t research or care, but for those who do the facts will shock you.
“It has been said that anything can happen here in the World Wrestling Federation, but now more than ever, truer words have never been spoken. This is a conscious effort on our part to “Open the Creative Envelope”, so to speak, in order to entertain you in a more contemporary manner. Even though we call ourselves “Sports Entertainment” because of the athleticism involved, the keyword in that phrase is “Entertainment”. The WWF extends far beyond the strict confines of sports presentation into the wide open environment of broad based entertainment. We borrow from such programs niches like soap-operas, like “The Days of Our Lives”, or, music videos such as those on MTV, Daytime talk-shows like “Jerry Springer” and others, cartoons like “The King of The Hill” on FOX, Sitcoms like “Seinfeld”, and other widely accepted forms of television entertainment. We, in the WWF, think that you, the audience, are quite frankly, tired of having your “intelligence insulted”.We also think that you’re tired of the same old simplistic theory of “Good Guys VS Bad Guys”. Surely the era of “The super-hero urge you to say your prayers and take your vitamins” is definitely, passe. Therefore, we’ve embarked on a far more innovative and contemporary creative campaign, that is far more invigorating and extemporaneous than ever before. However, due to the live nature of “RAW” and the “WarZone”, we encourage some degree of parental discretion, as relates to the younger audience allowed to stay up late. Other WWF programs on USA, such as “The Saturday Morning LiveWire”, and “Sunday Morning Superstars”, where there’s a 40% increase in the younger audience obviously, however, need no such discretion. We are responsible television producers who work hard to bring you this outrageous, wacky, wonderful world known as the WWF. Through some 50 years the World Wrestling Federation has been an entertainment main-stay here in North America, and all over the world.