<span>The Civil Service Reform was important to the development of the United States because it replaced the spoils system and replaced it with the merit based system. The spoils system entailed that federal employees would be given jobs based on their political affiliation and support of political parties. This is no longer the case under the merit based system. Thus, the political bias has been removed from federal jobs.</span>
When televisions first came out, the people were amazed, and many bought it for entertainment. This period was known as the Jazz age, where people became materialistic. This effected their buying habits and made people buy more entertainment.
Answer:
The correct answer is <em>Government troops helped put down both strikes</em>
Explanation:
The fact that government troops had to be called in to end both strikes is perhaps one of the only commonality between both these incidents.
The Great Railroad Strike began on the 14th of July 1877 as the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has reduced the wages of it's workers for three consecutive years.
The Strike started in Martinsburg but quickly spread to New York, Illinois, Maryland etc. After 45 days, the strike ended as local militias and government troops were brought in. At the end, over a 100 people lost their lives.
The Homestead Strike began in June 1892 when workers protested to the reduced wages being proposed by the Carnegie Steel Company in the town of Homestead. The strike was proposed by a Union and the manager of the steel plant was determined to end it. Eventually, the company hired detectives to protect the plant and an armed battle began.
Government troops were eventually called in and the strike was broken.
