The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons
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"The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons" is a 1920 book by labor organizer William Z. Foster analyzing the 1919 U.S. steel strike and drawing strategic conclusions for the labor movement.
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| The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons Context triple: [William Z. Foster, notableWork, The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons]
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A.
The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions
The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions is a 1906 pamphlet by Marxist theorist Rosa Luxemburg analyzing the role of mass strikes and the relationship between revolutionary parties and trade unions in the workers’ movement.
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B.
Loray Mill strike of 1929
The Loray Mill strike of 1929 was a major and violently suppressed textile workers’ labor strike in Gastonia, North Carolina, that became a landmark conflict in U.S. labor history.
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C.
Principles and Methods of Industrial Peace
Principles and Methods of Industrial Peace is an influential early 20th-century economic treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that analyzes the causes of industrial conflict and explores strategies for achieving harmonious labor relations.
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D.
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a landmark 1894 nationwide railroad workers’ strike in the United States that highlighted deep labor tensions and led to significant federal intervention in industrial disputes.
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E.
Bread and Roses Strike
The Bread and Roses Strike was a landmark 1912 textile workers’ strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, notable for its large immigrant workforce, women’s leadership, and its role in U.S. labor history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons Target entity description: "The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons" is a 1920 book by labor organizer William Z. Foster analyzing the 1919 U.S. steel strike and drawing strategic conclusions for the labor movement.
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A.
The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions
The Mass Strike, the Political Party and the Trade Unions is a 1906 pamphlet by Marxist theorist Rosa Luxemburg analyzing the role of mass strikes and the relationship between revolutionary parties and trade unions in the workers’ movement.
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B.
Loray Mill strike of 1929
The Loray Mill strike of 1929 was a major and violently suppressed textile workers’ labor strike in Gastonia, North Carolina, that became a landmark conflict in U.S. labor history.
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C.
Principles and Methods of Industrial Peace
Principles and Methods of Industrial Peace is an influential early 20th-century economic treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that analyzes the causes of industrial conflict and explores strategies for achieving harmonious labor relations.
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D.
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a landmark 1894 nationwide railroad workers’ strike in the United States that highlighted deep labor tensions and led to significant federal intervention in industrial disputes.
-
E.
Bread and Roses Strike
The Bread and Roses Strike was a landmark 1912 textile workers’ strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts, notable for its large immigrant workforce, women’s leadership, and its role in U.S. labor history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| analyzes |
causes of the 1919 steel strike
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coordination among different ethnic groups of workers ⓘ organization of steel workers ⓘ role of the American Federation of Labor in the steel strike ⓘ role of trade unions in mass strikes ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
socialism
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trade unionism ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | American labor movement ⓘ |
| author | William Z. Foster ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| drawsConclusionsAbout | future labor strategy in the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOnEvent | 1919 U.S. steel strike ⓘ |
| genre |
labor history
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political analysis ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasMainTopic |
collective bargaining in the steel industry
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employer opposition to unions ⓘ labor organizing in basic industry ⓘ strike tactics ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Great Steel Strike and Its Lessons ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Red Scare era in the United States
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post-World War I United States ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
labor organizers
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students of labor history ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | left-wing ⓘ |
| proposes |
lessons for organizing unskilled and semi-skilled workers
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recommendations for future mass strikes ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| subject |
1919 United States steel strike
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industrial relations ⓘ labor movement ⓘ trade union strategy ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1910s
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1919 ⓘ |
| workOf | William Z. Foster ⓘ |
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