Which of the following events did NOT occur during the Homestead strike of 1892?
A. One radical made a failed attempt to assassinate Henry Clay Frick.
B. The Amalgamated trade union won the strike.
C. Hundreds of guards hired by Homestead were defeated in a deadly battle with strikers.
D. The entire Pennsylvania National Guard was ordered to protect strikebreakers.
E. Henry Frick shut down the plant in an attempt to destroy the Amalgamated union.
Answer: B
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