Multiple Choice
The Pullman strike of 1894 began when George Pullman,owner of the company,
A) ordered rail workers to move into company-owned housing.
B) referred to workers as his "children."
C) cut wages by 25 percent due to a slumping economy.
D) refused to implement an eight-hour work day.
E) began hiring African American workers in his factories.
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