One of the Major Reasons the Knights of Labor Failed

question 41

Multiple Choice

One of the major reasons the Knights of Labor failed was

• A) its racial exclusiveness.
• B) its support of unskilled workers.
• C) its failure to admit women to its ranks.
• D) its abandonment of the concept of independent producers.
• E) the absence of "class consciousness" that caused the Knights to neglect focusing their energies on agitating and negotiating for what economic benefits they could gain from the existing capitalist system.