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APUSH Period 6- Labor Disputes

The College Board likes asking multiple choice questions about labor disputes during this period. There are a bunch of them and it’s easy to get them confused, but just remember three things: #1. The strikes of the Gilded Age all have the same cause...wage cuts. The Great Railway Strike, The Pullman Strike, and the Homestead Strike all started when the railroad or steel companies cut the wages of already underpaid and overworked laborers. These strikes made national headlines, but rarely had positive results for the strikers. #2. The government responded to these strikes in the exact same way. They put them down and demanded workers get back to work. In the Great Railway strike, President Hayes sent in troops and no major labor reform was passed. At Pullman, Grover Cleveland obtained a court injunction to dispatch federal troops as well, ending resistance and resulting in the imprisonment of Labor Leader Eugene V. Debs. #3. The government's intervention in these strikes represents the pro-business stance of the Presidents of the era. While it is tempting to say that the government during this time period used Laissez-Faire economic policy, these actions regarding strikes illustrate the opposite. Need more help? Check out the APUSH Ultimate Review Packet https://www.ultimatereviewpacket.com