When Confronted with Strikes in the Coal and Railroad Industries

question 58

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) say government had no role in labor-management disputes
• D) break the strikes with unemployed veterans
• E) freeze transportation and energy prices

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