In the homestead strike of 1892, the manager of homestead steelworks locked union steelworkers out of his plant. as a result, the union workers went on strike. a gun battle ensued between the union members and a group of armed men homestead had hired. the dispute was ultimately resolved when 6,000 state troops reopened the plant. what was the reason for this dispute in the first place?

Big businesses like Homestead were anti-Union. Unions served to protect workers’ rights, including working hours and conditions, which slowed production.

Explanation:

Yet the state government sided with Homestead and big business, and the union was defeated. Other companies’ workers unionized and struck for better working conditions following the Homestead Strike.

the triple alliance. germany and austria-hungary were already allies by 1879 when, worried about a threat from russia, they formed the dual alliance. italy joined the group in 1882. there was a concern about a possible attack from france and the alliance needed powerful friends to defend it.