Instructions: _∙ Identify Each Item. Give an Explanation or Description of of the Item

question 32

Essay

Instructions:
_∙ Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
_∙ item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Memphis and New Orleans riots of 1866

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Definitions:

Taft-Hartley Act

A 1947 federal law in the United States that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.

Unfair Labor Practice

Actions by employers or labor unions that violate the rights of workers or the regulations governing labor relations.

Closed Shop

Union security arrangement under which a person must be a union member before being hired; illegal for those covered by the National Labor Relations Act.

Wagner Act

A foundational piece of U.S. labor legislation passed in 1935 that protects the rights of workers to organize into unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action such as strikes.