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Which event during Hayes's presidency remains the deadliest conflict between workers and strikebreakers in American history?

  • Great Railroad Strike of 1877

  • Haymarket Affair

  • Pullman Strike

  • Homestead Strike

Answer

The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 occurred during Hayes's presidency and remains the deadliest conflict between workers and strikebreakers in American history. Hayes resolved the strike by calling in the US Army against the railroad workers.
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