What prompted the federal government to negotiate with Samuel Gompers, the head of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), during World War I?

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the realization that the government could improve the lives of working men and women

the realization that the government could improve the lives of working men and women

the need for peaceful and productive relations between wartime production and labor

the need for peaceful and productive relations between wartime production and labor

the constant threat of strikes by the men and women who worked in the factories

the constant threat of strikes by the men and women who worked in the factories

the reduced number of European immigrants who made up the bulk of factory workers

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The correct response is: the need for peaceful and productive relations between wartime production and labor.

During World War I, the federal government recognized the importance of maintaining stable labor relations to ensure efficient wartime production.