Question

This event had a huge effect on tarring the labor union movement although unions were entirely uninvolved in what transpired. - ____________________.

• A. The onset of World War I.
• B. The assassination of President William McKinley by an anarchist.
• C. A wave of strikes in 1877.
• D. The Haymarket Square Riot.
• E. The Depression of 1873.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

The Haymarket Square Riot.

A Labor Protest rally was organized on May 4 1886 near Haymarket Square, Chicago. the rally turned into a riot when someone threw a bomb at the police. Although no evidence was found against them, eight radical labors were convicted. This was a major setback for the labor union in America.