The 1919 Police Strike in Boston

question 55

Multiple Choice

The 1919 police strike in Boston:

• A) began when several officers protested their long hours and small pay by calling in sick
• B) was settled when both sides agreed to submit to an arbitration panel
• C) inadvertently launched a presidential career
• D) launched the career of J. Edgar Hoover
• E) led to the deaths of hundreds of illegal immigrants

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