What Was the Significance of the Railcars Connected to Pullman

question 45

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the railcars connected to Pullman cars during the Pullman strike?

• A) They allowed the strikers to create as big a disruption as possible, as they set railcars on fire and derailed whole trains.
• B) They greatly increased the likelihood that Pullman would accept Eugene V. Debs's initial plea for a negotiated settlement.
• C) They were used as justification for a federal intervention, as President Cleveland claimed that the strike must be ended because it interfered with the mail.
• D) They allowed union leaders throughout the country to exchange correspondence during the strike, greatly shifting the odds in their favor.
• E) They were a bargaining tool that Eugene V. Debs used to successfully avoid prison and go on to enjoy a private life out of the spotlight.

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