Which of the Following Properly Assesses the Significance of the Great

question 143

Multiple Choice

Which of the following properly assesses the significance of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877?

• A) The strike signaled the power of labor unions and the beginning of the socialist challenge to American democracy.
• B) The event highlighted the need for Republicans to address southern economic inequality, not only racial discrimination.
• C) The railroad strike signaled the nation's shift from southern reconstruction to the question of labor and class tensions.
• D) The strike underlined the rising expectations among industrial workers in times of economic growth and prosperity.
• E) The strike marked the beginning of the end of the railroad industry and prompted the development of the automobile.

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Definitions:

Stereotypes

Widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas about a particular type of person or thing.

Popular Culture

A set of practices, beliefs, and objects that are dominant or ubiquitous in society at a given point in time.

Workplace Rules

Regulations and guidelines established by businesses or organizations to dictate expected behavior and processes within the workplace.

Class Conflict

A struggle between different social classes, typically between the working class and the capitalist class, over disparities in wealth, power, and status.