Question

What was the short term effect of the great southwest strike?

Answer 1

The short term effect of the Great Southwest Strike was that an internal clash began between different groups within the Knights which resulted in the breaking down of the union.

Explanation:

The calling of the Great Southwest Strike failed as the engineers and the workers other than the inferior labours refused to participate in the strike.

The governors of different states used military and police forces to crush the strike which caused a lot of violence and an eventual breakdown of the union.

Answer 2

The failure of the great Southwest railroad strike represented the first major defeat sustained by the Knights of Labor. ... While the collapse of the railroad strike set the American labor movement back, alleged organizational problems within the Knights of Labor also became apparent.