The Pullman strike of 1894 began when George Pullman, owner of the company,
A. ordered rail workers to move into company-owned housing.
B. began hiring African American workers in his factories.
C. referred to workers as his "children."
D. cut wages by twenty-five percent due to a slumping economy.
E. refused to implement an eight-hour work day.
D
You might also like to view...
All of the following were true of the Mexican Revolution in the early 20th century EXCEPT
A) The goals of the revolution were left unfulfilled even well into the 20th century. B) It was viewed as the only positive political and social change into the mid-20th century. C) It was committed to social equalization and redistribution of wealth and power. D) The women who fought in the revolution led successful movements for equal rights. E) The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was filled with corruption.
During the war, which Wilson claimed would make the world safe for democracy, states
a. regulated production as never before. b. manipulated the masses psychologically to continue the war effort. c. exercised ever greater control of people's lives. d. demonstrated how a nation's human and material resources could be organized for a single objective. e. all of the above
In 1502 Vasco da Gama plundered and burned a passenger ship bound for what trade port?
a. Goa b. Calicut c. Bombay d. Madras e. Cambrey
The physiocrats of France argued that ______________.
A. the balance of power in political terms affected the balance of trade B. mercantilism was the best economic system C. government regulation of trade harmed productivity D. competition was bad for a world market E. overseas colonies created a drain on a state's economy