Why Did Most Strikes Fail During the Late Nineteenth Century

question 46

Multiple Choice

Why did most strikes fail during the late nineteenth century?

• A) Government and the police helped the businessmen over the workers.
• B) Unions were very new, and really had no organization.
• C) Unions had very few members until the twentieth century, as few were interested.
• D) Government forbid all unions until 1934, so the only unions available were underground organizations.

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