Which of the Following Events Did NOT Occur During the Homestead

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following events did NOT occur during the Homestead strike of 1892?

• A) Henry Frick shut down the plant in an attempt to destroy the Amalgamated union.
• B) The entire Pennsylvania National Guard was ordered to protect strikebreakers.
• C) Hundreds of guards hired by Homestead were defeated in a deadly battle with strikers.
• D) One radical made a failed attempt to assassinate Henry Clay Frick.
• E) The Amalgamated trade union won the strike.

---

Definitions:

Wind Erosion

The process by which the wind moves soil, sand, or rock particles, leading to the shaping of the land or the removal of soil.

Desertification

The transformation of productive soil into desert, often due to factors like drought, the clearing of forests, or unsuitable farming practices.

Conservation Biology

Field of applied biology that surveys biodiversity and seeks ways to maintain and use it nondestructively.

Biodiversity

The variety and variability of life on Earth, encompassing the differences within species, between species, and the ecosystems in which they live.