Correct. The answer is B. The article was mostly neutral until it stated that the American Railway Union had been “proselytizing” among the workers. This term was used here in a pejorative sense to suggest that union leaders were fanatics seeking to convert others to their cause.

Incorrect. The correct answer is B. The article was mostly neutral until it stated that the American Railway Union had been “proselytizing” among the workers. This term was used here in a pejorative sense to suggest that union leaders were fanatics seeking to convert others to their cause.

Correct. The answer is D. By July 1894, the Chicago Tribune’s coverage used terms like anarchists and rebels to describe the strikers and their actions and referred to ARU leader Eugene Debs as “Dictator Debs.”

Incorrect. The correct answer is D. By July 1894, the Chicago Tribune’s coverage used terms like anarchists and rebels to describe the strikers and their actions and referred to ARU leader Eugene Debs as “Dictator Debs.”

Correct. The answer is C. The Chicago Times pointed to the Pullman Company’s greed as the cause of the workers’ strike. It suggested that although Pullman claimed it could not afford to raise wages for its workers, it paid a large dividend of $600,000 to its stockholders. This, the Times suggested, showed that the company valued stockholders over workers and their families.

Incorrect. The correct answer is C. The Chicago Times pointed to the Pullman Company’s greed as the cause of the workers’ strike. It suggested that although Pullman claimed it could not afford to raise wages for its workers, it paid a large dividend of $600,000 to its stockholders. This, the Times suggested, showed that the company valued stockholders over workers and their families.

Correct. The answer is A. In keeping with its anti-union attitude, the Chicago Tribune placed blame for the July bloodshed on the strikers themselves. The Chicago Times continued its sympathetic coverage of the strike and blamed the fighting on the U.S. troops.

Incorrect. The correct answer is A. In keeping with its anti-union attitude, the Chicago Tribune placed blame for the July bloodshed on the strikers themselves. The Chicago Times continued its sympathetic coverage of the strike and blamed the fighting on the U.S. troops.

Correct. The answer is C. A conflict between workers and big business was at the heart of the Pullman strike of 1894. Workers were asking for higher wages for their work, and for the right to unionize; George Pullman and his Pullman Car Company were fighting to keep the largest share of their profits and to stop union organizing among Pullman workers. The Chicago Tribune was framing its coverage from the perspective of the Pullman Company, while the Chicago Times was framing its coverage from the perspective of the railroad workers. Nellie Bly’s article also illustrates that the strike was a conflict between workers and big business.

Incorrect. The correct answer is C. A conflict between workers and big business was at the heart of the Pullman strike of 1894. Workers were asking for higher wages for their work, and for the right to unionize; George Pullman and his Pullman Car Company were fighting to keep the largest share of their profits and to stop union organizing among Pullman workers. The Chicago Tribune was framing its coverage from the perspective of the Pullman Company, while the Chicago Times was framing its coverage from the perspective of the railroad workers. Nellie Bly’s article also illustrates that the strike was a conflict between workers and big business.