Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the National Labor

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes the National Labor Union?

• A) It developed in response to and was helped by the decreasing power and size of corporations.
• B) It opposed reforms such as cooperatives and equal rights for women and blacks.
• C) It opposed the printing of paper money to inflate the currency and thereby relieve debtors.
• D) It was influential in getting Congress to enact an eight-hour workday for federal employees.
• E) It was less concerned with political and social problems than with bargaining with employers.

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Plantation Workers

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Civil War

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U.S. Government

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