USA HISTORY

WESTWARD EXPANSION INDUSTRIALIZATION URBANIZATION 1870 1900

GILDED AGE POLITICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The violence of which of the following weakened public support for the labor movement?
A
the Haymarket Square Riot and the Great Upheaval
B
the Dawes Act and the Carlisle Indian School
C
the Battle of Little Bighorn
D
the Populist Movement
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1886, a national strike for 8-hour workdays led to clashes, deaths, and a bomb in Haymarket Square, Chicago.

Detailed explanation-2: -At Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois, a bomb is thrown at a squad of policemen attempting to break up what had begun as a peaceful labor rally. The police responded with wild gunfire, killing several people in the crowd and injuring dozens more.

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