This activity contains 22 questions.
Question 1.
The industrial revolution began in ________ in the early 1800s.
o Poland
o England
o Denmark
o China
o Argentina
Question 2.
In his book The Wealth of Nations ________ challenged the mercantile system of economic monopoly by asserting that a market economy would produce national prosperity.
o David Gale
o Richard Easterlin
o Branko Horvat
o Adam Smith
o Robert Higgs
Question 3.
Which of the following terms refers to a market economy characterized by the principles of free trade, competition and choice, and non-interference by government?
o communism
o mercantilism
o capitalism
o socialism
o anarchism
Question 4.
According to the economic theory of ________, a nation's prosperity depends on the amount of its capital, represented by bullion, and by the volume at which its exports exceed its imports.
o mercantilism
o capitalism
o communism
o syndicalism
o progressivism
Question 5.
________ advocated mass strikes and rapid trade union recruitment as a means to overcome employers' actions.
o Fabianism
o Chartism
o mercantilism
o progressivism
o syndicalism
Question 6.
The signers of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, which ended World War I, formed the ________ as a parallel organization to the League of Nations, to keep the peace within societies threatened by class divisions within countries.
o Industrial Workers of the World
o National Organizations of Free Trade Unions
o Federation of Civil Service Organizations
o International Labour Organization
o Union Network International
Question 7.
Which of the following is one of the nine principles of the ILO Constitution that define its philosophy?
o If a worker gets injured on the job, the appropriate compensation should be offered to the worker.
o Promotions should be based purely on seniority.
o Workers should be allowed to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for family reasons.
o Pension benefits should be given to all workers.
o Work should be limited to an 8-hour day or a 48-hour week.
Question 8.
In Great Britain, according to the ________, employers could be sued for breach of contract.
o Factory Act
o Trade Union Act
o Employment Act
o Employers and Workmen Act
o Industrial Development Act
Question 9.
The Donovan Commission of Great Britain endorsed collective bargaining rights and Britain's traditional approach to minimal legal regulations of unions and bargaining. This traditional approach, characterized by an absence of statutory regulation, is termed ________ or a collective laissez-faire system.
o voluntarism
o syndicalism
o progressivism
o chartism
o fascism
Question 10.
In Japan, during ________, enterprise-based unions in each industry simultaneously conduct negotiations with their companies, to distribute wage increases proportionally across the industry.
o keiretsu
o karoshi
o concertazione
o shunto
o kessoku
Question 11.
Foreign direct investment is a category of international investment made by a resident entity one country in an enterprise resident in another country with the objective of establishing a lasting interest.
o True
o False
Question 12.
The industrial revolution began in Denmark in the early 1700s.
True
False
Question 13.
The transformation of the United States into a democracy was difficult because it had feudal past and rigid patterns of class inequality as compared to Europe.
o True
o False
Question 14.
Syndicalism refers to a political and economic philosophy that deemphasizes or rejects government intervention in the economy, focusing instead on achieving progress and even social justice by encouraging free-market methods and fewer restrictions on business operations and economic development.
o True
o False
Question 15.
Chartism was a short-lived political movement in England based on the demand for voting rights and the political representation of the working class in Parliament.
o True
o False
Question 16.
In the Great Britain, according to the Master and Servant Law, employers could be sued for breach of contract.
o True
o False
Question 17.
Canadian labor laws give public sector unions the right to strike.
o True
o False
Question 18.
The European Union (EU) member states are not one single nation.
o True
o False
Question 19.
Codetermination means that unions and employees have a say in company policy, as well as sharing responsibility for the firm.
o True
o False
Question 20.
The constitution of Japan provides for freedom of association, the right to organize, and the right to act collectively.
o True
o False
Question 21.
Discuss the challenges presented by globalization to workers and their trade unions.
Question 22.
Discuss the structure and the functions of the International Labor Organization.