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What Was the Significance of the Homestead Steel Strike

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What was the significance of the Homestead Steel strike?


A) It greatly improved the public reputations of business tycoons such as Carnegie and Rockefeller, as their reluctance to dissolve unions made them appear more moral and compassionate.
B) Waged against a Carnegie company, it represented a test of strength for the organized labor movement and resulted in the elimination of a prominent union of iron and steel workers.
C) It was the first major strike that took place in the Far West on settlers' homesteads, signifying that labor unions were sure to not only survive but thrive despite the tests of time and space.
D) Although it grew violent, it established a precedent in which the government would refuse to send the militia or military to labor demonstrations in order to maintain everyday people's trust.
E) It showed that in terms of putting down labor demonstrations, business leaders were strongly at odds with local, state, and national officials and rejected the idea of working together.

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