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Chapter 8Washington’s Workers
Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) championed the
concept of ___One Big Union___, which meant
__joining together of smaller unions for more power______. Unlike other
unions, IWW welcomed __women and African Americans__. Called
_Wobblies___, they didn’t want progressive, systematic reform, but rather
they wanted __radical__ change.
Many of the IWW pamphlets focused on the idea of
_sabotage____, which means the destruction of company materials to
prevent business from taking place. Unfortunately, the Wobblies received
more violence than they ever started. One such examples of this was the
_Everett Massacre___.
Define the term UNION.-an organization of workers formed to protect the rights and interest of its members
Have there ever been union strikes in your area? If so, what were the causes of the dispute? What was the outcome for workers and management?
World War I
What were the two sides of World War I?
V.
Which countries fought on each side?
V.
Why did the Wobblies (IWW) oppose the war?
-claimed the war was being fought to enrich big business who supplied
war materials, not to make the world safe for democracy
Explain the Sedition Act.-Congress
made laws to suppress criticism of the war. The act prohibited aany speech that was “disloyal, profane, or abusive about the government,
flag, Constitution or armed forces.
Central Powers Allied Powers
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey
England, France, Italy, Russia, U.S.
How did the war help Washington’s economy? Who was able to work in the absence of men, who had left for war? The war created many new jobs (shipbuilding, plane building, lumber production,agriculture).
Immigrants, seniors, minorities, women
Which Washington company became Washington’s largest industry?
Boeing
What happened to the state economy after the war? Explain how supply and demand was a factor.
Sharp collapse b/c war materials were no longer neededToo much food = decrease in priceNo need for as many workers= unemploymentToo much lumber = decrease in price
Explain what happened during the Seattle General Strike.
Shipyard workers went on strike to protest wages owed (had been suspended during the war)Many unions went on strike in the city for the same reason City almost shutdown
Why did Americans think that strikers might be part of a communist takeover?
Struggle between the rich and the poor. Revolution – Lenin est. communist govt. in Russia to create “equality” and this led to The Red Scare in U.S. Therefore, many thought that union strikers wanted communism
Economic Boom from WWI