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Strikes and Unrest — Quiz

Question 6 • United States History and Geography

What company management strategy was used to suppress the Homestead Strike?

Answer
A
Company management made the employees sign yellow-dog contracts.
B
Company management hired strikebreakers to break up the union.
C
Company management blacklisted all of the union workers.
D
Company management bribed employees to give them information about the strike.

Explanation

Company management hired strikebreakers and Pinkerton agents to overcome the workers’ resistance and weaken the union during the Homestead Strike. This fits choice D, “Company management hired strikebreakers to break up the union.”

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