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AP U.S. History Diagnostic 15. How did groups like the ones represented by the image influence industry in America?
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- 00:00
[ musical flourish ]
- 00:03
And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by the iron fist,
- 00:07
the newest advancement in wearable appliances.
- 00:12
All right, how did groups like the ones represented by the image
- 00:15
influence industry in America?
Full Transcript
- 00:17
In this image, right here.
- 00:19
All right, and here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
- 00:25
All right. Well, workers in unions
- 00:27
commonly joined their voices as one.
- 00:30
And while this particular image might be a little
- 00:33
heavy-handed...
- 00:36
it gives us a few clues as to how these groups attempted
- 00:39
to influence industry in America.
- 00:42
So did unions wield their negotiating power B -
- 00:45
by creating alliances with workers overseas?
- 00:49
Well, while many union members were recent immigrants
- 00:51
with ties to their home countries,
- 00:53
creating alliances with workers across the ocean wouldn't have
- 00:57
been the most effective organizing tactic.
- 01:04
So it ain't B.
- 01:05
Did unions try to influence industry C -
- 01:08
by establishing businesses run by workers?
- 01:12
Because industry leaders were often running powerful monopolies,
- 01:15
it wasn't possible for unions to simply establish their own businesses.
- 01:21
So we can eliminate that little pipe dream, as well.
- 01:24
Would unions have tried to throw their weight around D -
- 01:27
by pushing for immigration restrictions?
- 01:30
Well, while some unions, like the AFL,
- 01:33
favored immigration restrictions at this time,
- 01:35
others, like the CIO, were more inclusive.
- 01:39
So it wasn't a cohesive strategy in this regard.
- 01:44
That push-pull knocks out D, too.
- 01:46
Which means that the unions most influenced industry in America A -
- 01:50
by direct confrontation with business leaders.
- 01:53
Take a look at that image again.
- 01:55
Unions chose a giant fist,
- 01:57
rather than, say, a big tree or a basket of kittens,
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to represent their aggressive solidarity.
- 02:03
Since workers banded together against leaders who
- 02:05
created working conditions that they thought were unfair.
- 02:12
So the correct answer is A.
- 02:14
Sometimes you have to take the iron fist of the law,
- 02:17
well, into your own fist.
- 02:22
[ wind ]
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