Description

[Please delete all instructions once you have completed this case study. Length: 3-4 double-spaced pages. Use a minimum of one (1) documented example from your US History OpenStax course text and three (3) scholarly sources from the Chamberlain Library. Remember, sources for this case study are found under the Leganto Source List. Add in-text citations and end references, and double-space the writing once completed. The course text has already been added to the references, but please add your additional scholarly source to the list.]

Introduction

Describe the historical context of the Pullman Strike. What were the causes and outcomes?

Evaluate the various attempts at labor organization in this era, from the Molly Maguires to the Knights of Labor and the American Federation of Labor. How were these groups’ goals, philosophies, and tactics similar and different? How did their agendas represent the concerns and grievances of their members and workers more generally?

Assess the violent clashes between labor and management during this era. What do these events reveal about how each group had come to view the other?

Analyze why the Pullman Strike was a blow at organized labor and unions. 

Conclusion

References

[at least one other authoritative source in alphabetical order in the list and double-check APA document formatting]

Corbett, P. S., Janssen, V., Lund, J. M., Pfannestiel, T., Vickery, P., & Waskiewicz, S. (2023, July 6). U.S. History. OpenStax, OER Commons. Retrieved January 2, 2024, from https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history