The Knights of Labor Was Weakened by

question 23

Multiple Choice

The Knights of Labor was weakened by

• A) its refusal to endorse social reform and the eight-hour day.
• B) stiff competition from the National Labor Union.
• C) its association in the public mind with the Haymarket riot.
• D) its inclusion of both skilled and unskilled workers.
• E) an unrealistic dream that all nineteenth-century American workers would eventually become producers.

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Definitions:

Volt-amperes

A unit of electrical power in an AC circuit equivalent to one volt multiplied by one ampere, used to measure apparent power.

VARs

An abbreviation for Volt-Ampere Reactive, a unit of reactive power in an electrical system, representing the non-working power in an AC circuit.

Watts

The unit of power in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one joule per second.

Peak-to-peak

The difference in voltage between the highest and lowest points in a waveform.