Strikes and Unrest

Question 1 • CA-United States History and Geography A

What was Henry Frick's main strategy for stopping the Homestead Strike?

Answer

Frick had stockpiled goods to prepare for the strike, and he let the strike play out without trying to oppose it.

Frick hired the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to come to Homestead to help negotiate an agreement between management and the workers.

Frick had stockpiled goods to prepare for the strike, so he could afford to bribe the workers to stand down.

Frick hired the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to come to Homestead and try to break up the strike.

Explanation

Henry Frick’s main strategy was to use force to break the workers’ strike. He hired Pinkerton agents to come to Homestead, where they confronted the striking workers and tried to regain control of the steel mill. The agents were not brought in to negotiate an agreement, so B is incorrect.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

More from this Course

Strikes and Unrest

Strikes and Unrest

The Immigrant Experience