Question

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the significance of the 1892 strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania? The strikers’ defeat spelled the end of future union organization by skilled industrial workers. Press scrutiny of the strike sent stock prices up for Carnegie Steel Company, suggesting that “all press is good press” for corporate owners. It demonstrated the enormous power of large corporations and reflected the belief of many working Americans that they were being denied economic independence and self-governance. Public outcry over the involvement of the state militia in crushing the strike prompted the resignation of Pennsylvania’s governor. The outcome made Americans look more violent than their British counterparts.

Answer 1

The 1892 strike in Homestead, Pennsylvania, demonstrated the enormous power of large corporations and reflected the belief of many working Americans that they were being denied economic independence and self-governance.

The strike failed after the intervention of the military, and it meant the end of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.