The Pullman Strike:
A) reflected the importance of international forces in labor disputes.
B) increased the membership and strengthened the power of the ARU.
C) showed that rival unions such as the AFL and the ARU can pull together on significant labor disputes.
D) illustrated that a small union like the ARU can overcome a large employer if members rally to a common cause.
E) largely resulted in the elimination of an AFL rival, namely, the American Railway Union (ARU).

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The Pullman Strike led to the downfall of the American Railway Union (ARU) as it was crushed by federal intervention, weakening the union significantly and eliminating it as a rival to the AFL.