You are a historian writing the biography of a close associate to United Mine
Workers leader John L. Lewis. How and why the rise of Big Business affected factory workers (12 points)
b) the ways in which workers responded to these changes by forming unions/organizing
strikes and evaluating why they succeeded and failed. (30 points)
c) how and why workers and organized labor were affected by:
Progressive Era reforms (8 points)
World War I and World War II and their immediate aftermaths (15 points)
events in the 1930s (20 points)
events in the 1950s. (10 points)
Writing Instructions:
1. The purpose of this essay is not for you to just provide a “laundry list” of facts, but for
you to pursue some analysis into the events that have shaped American labor history,
you must explain WHY things happen. Finally, you MUST include material from class
lectures.
you then develop in the multi-paragraph body of your paper. You must also have a
formal conclusion that restates and summarizes your key points. The rubric below
provides additional guidance, and as always you can ask me if you have questions.
3. THIS IS NOT A RESEARCH PAPER – use only your textbook and lecture powerpointsto complete this assignment. If you use material from the textbook, please cite
body of the essay as follows: (Henkin, p. xx). There is no need to cite lecture material. If
1. This essay will be typed, double-spaced with 1″ margins on all sides.