The Year 1886 Marked the High Point of the Popularity

question 16

Multiple Choice

The year 1886 marked the high point of the popularity of the Knights of Labor; however, it soon began to wane. Why did the Knights of Labor lose force after that year?

• A) New, similar political parties emerged and started to compete for constituents.
• B) Its leader was Henry George, and he was involved in a case of corruption.
• C) The Whig Party experienced a major resurgence.
• D) The press and employers started to associate it with violence and radicalism.
• E) It began to promote public and private police forces against strikes.

Understand the principles of resource pricing and its impact on income distribution.

Identify and explain the concept of marginal productivity and its role in income distribution and resource allocation.

Analyze the effects of technology on employment and the substitution and complementarity between capital and labor.

Recognize the conditions for profit maximization in firms with respect to their input use.

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Culture

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