Camille Haley

History

8 February, 06:30

One of the reasons that the great railroad strike of 1877 was important is that:

a. it proved the theory of social darwinism.

b. not since the civil war had so many people been killed.

c. the victory won by labor was the greatest for the labor movement in american history.

d. it underscored the tensions produced by the rapid industrialization of the time.

e. it demonstrated how labor unions cooperated with big business.