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Consider Gompers’ classrooms when answering each of the questions that follows. Also think about how apprentices connect to the questions.
- In Gompers’ Autobiography, what apprenticeship skill did he learn?
Answer: - Was it a difficult skill? Why or why not?
Answer: - Given the difficulty of the skill, what was he able to do during work?
Answer: - What does he mean when he says, “mind-freedom”?
Answer: - What sort of relationships did he have with his fellow workers?
Answer: - During WWI, Gompers stepped back on his labor demands. What kinds of concessions did he make?
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- What important goal did Gompers hope to achieve with these concessions?
Answer: - What were some of the organizations Gompers presided over?
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- In the speech at the end of the lesson, Gompers talks about “new relations.” Described what they are.
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