Question

The 1894 Pullman Strike:a. despite significant violence, resulted in a rare compromise between the American Railway Union and Pullman Sleeping Cars. b. crippled national rail service and triggered the arrest of union president Eugene V. Debs. c. led to public disapproval of union president Eugene V. Debs. d. ended with the arrival of Coxey’s Army, a private security agency hired by George Pullman. e. received unexpected support from Attorney General Richard Olney, who believed in the rights of railroad workers to a fair wage.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is B. The 1894 Pullman Strike crippled national rail service and triggered the arrest of union president Eugene V. Debs.

Explanation:

The Pulman strike was a nationwide conflict between unions and railway companies in 1894 in the United States. The conflict began in Pullman, Illinois, when on May 11, 1894, about 3,000 Pullman employees began a wild strike in response to lower wages and halted all movement west of Chicago. At the height of the events, in which the American Union of Railroads was the organizing force, the first national union in the United States led by Eugene Debbs, up to 250,000 people in 27 states participated in the fight against railroad companies on the part of the railroad.  

President Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago to stop the strike, which sparked a debate in his own office regarding compliance with the US Constitution.