The Two Major Influences on the Growth of Unions in the U.S

question 146

Multiple Choice

The two major influences on the growth of unions in the U.S. were:

• A) population growth; the agrarian economy
• B) the agrarian economy; the Taft-Hartley Act
• C) the Taft-Hartley Act; support of management
• D) laws that supported unionizing; public opinion

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