When Confronted with Strikes in the Coal and Railroad Industries

question 59

Multiple Choice

When confronted with strikes in the coal and railroad industries in 1946, President Truman's response was to

• A) declare martial law.
• B) temporarily seize those industries.
• C) assert that the government had no role in labor-management disputes.
• D) break the strikes through the intervention of unemployed veterans.
• E) freeze transportation and energy prices.

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Definitions:

Declaration

A formal statement, announcement, or document outlining intentions, conditions, or observations on certain matters.

Covenants

Legally enforceable agreements or promises within a deed or contract, specifying actions the parties must or must not engage in.

Joint Tenancy

A form of co-ownership where property is owned by two or more parties with equal rights to the whole property, and with the right of survivorship.

Tenancy In Common

A type of co-ownership in which each owner has the right to sell his or her interest without the consent of the other owners, may own an unequal share of the property, and may have a creditor attach his or her interest.