Why Did So Many American Workers Walk Out of Their

question 116

Multiple Choice

Why did so many American workers walk out of their jobs between 1943 and 1944?

• A) They were protesting equal pay for women and men, blacks and whites.
• B) They were protesting discriminatory hiring practices of FEPC.
• C) They charged their employers with the unseemly expansion of corporate profits.
• D) They sought to express moral objections to the mass manufacturing of guns and ordnance.
• E) They were protesting the fact that the United States failed to make the destruction of German death camps a priority in its war effort.

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Definitions:

Contingent Time Off

Time off from work that is not planned in advance and depends on certain conditions being met.

Quota

A limited or fixed number or amount of something, especially one officially allocated.

Specified Time Range

A defined period during which certain actions are taken or certain conditions apply, often set for achieving goals or completing projects.

Extrinsic Reward

A reward given to an individual that comes from an external source, typically in the form of tangible rewards or public recognition, to motivate behavior.