WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900
GILDED AGE POLITICS
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Question
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The Pullman Strike in 1894 revealed that the U.S. government was
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on the side of the striking workers.
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going to remain out of labor conflicts.
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going to side with the industrialists by crushing strikes.
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going to play an active role in mediation.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Responding to layoffs, wage cuts, and firings, workers at Pullman Palace Car Company in Chicago went on strike, and, eventually, some 125, 000–250, 000 railroad workers in 27 states joined their cause, stifling the national rail network west of Chicago.
Detailed explanation-2: -The companies won a court injunction against the strikers, and when the American Federation of Labor ordered their members back to work, the strike was defeated. One result was a search for a more peaceful mechanism to settle railroad labor disputes.
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