Homestead Strike
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The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Homestead Strike canonical | 10 |
| Homestead Strike of 1892 | 2 |
| 1892 Homestead Strike | 1 |
| Homestead Massacre | 1 |
| Homestead Steel Strike | 1 |
| Homestead strike | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Homestead Strike Context triple: [Carnegie Steel Company, notableEvent, Homestead Strike]
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Great Chicago Fire of 1871
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Target entity: Homestead Strike Target entity description: The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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A.
Great Chicago Fire of 1871
The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a catastrophic urban conflagration that destroyed much of Chicago, killed hundreds, left thousands homeless, and spurred major changes in building codes and city planning.
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B.
Burning of Washington
The Burning of Washington was a British attack during the War of 1812 in which invading forces captured and set fire to multiple U.S. government buildings in the capital, including the presidential mansion.
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C.
Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was an 1819 incident in Manchester where cavalry charged into a large, peaceful pro-democracy rally, killing and injuring many protesters and becoming a pivotal moment in British political reform history.
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D.
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a deadly confrontation between British soldiers and American colonists in 1770 that intensified anti-British sentiment and helped spark the American Revolution.
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E.
Cottonopolis
Cottonopolis is a historical nickname for Manchester, England, reflecting its prominence as a major center of the cotton and textile industry during the Industrial Revolution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
industrial conflict ⓘ labor strike ⓘ |
| followedBy | increased use of state militia in labor disputes ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Homestead Strike
ⓘ
surface form:
Homestead Massacre
Homestead Strike ⓘ
surface form:
Homestead Steel Strike
|
| hasCasualties |
dozens of injuries
ⓘ
multiple deaths ⓘ |
| hasCause |
management attempt to break the union
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union contract dispute ⓘ wage cuts ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
decline of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
ⓘ
increased public debate over labor rights ⓘ setback for organized labor in the steel industry ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDate | 1892-07-06 ⓘ |
| hasEndDate | 1892-11-20 ⓘ |
| hasEvent | armed confrontation between strikers and Pinkerton agents ⓘ |
| hasLegalContext | limited labor protections in the 1890s United States ⓘ |
| hasLocation | Homestead, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
lockout
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strike ⓘ use of private security forces ⓘ |
| hasOutcome |
defeat of the union
ⓘ
strengthening of management control ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
major episode in the Gilded Age labor movement
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one of the most violent labor conflicts in U.S. history ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1892-06-30 ⓘ |
| hasTacticByManagement |
construction of a fence around the mill
ⓘ
hiring of strikebreakers ⓘ |
| hasTacticByWorkers |
armed resistance to Pinkertons
ⓘ
picketing ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| involvesCompany | Carnegie Steel Company ⓘ |
| involvesGovernmentAction | deployment of Pennsylvania state militia ⓘ |
| involvesIndustry | steel industry ⓘ |
| involvesManager | Henry Clay Frick ⓘ |
| involvesOrganization | Pinkerton National Detective Agency ⓘ |
| involvesOwner | Andrew Carnegie ⓘ |
| involvesPlant |
Carnegie Steel Company
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surface form:
Homestead Steel Works
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| involvesUnion | Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers ⓘ |
| involvesWorkers | steelworkers ⓘ |
| isDocumentedIn | U.S. labor history textbooks ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Haymarket affair
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surface form:
Haymarket Affair
Pullman Strike ⓘ |
| occursDuring |
Gilded Age
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Industrial Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Second Industrial Revolution
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Subject: Homestead Strike Description of subject: The Homestead Strike was an 1892 industrial labor conflict at Andrew Carnegie’s steel plant in Homestead, Pennsylvania, that became one of the most violent and significant clashes between workers and management in U.S. labor history.
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