The General Strike Flash Cards

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This is everything you need to know when being tested on the General Strike in GCSE History (for the edexcel course).
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During the General Strike of May 1926, more than 2.5 million workers from many industries went on strike. However, after just 9 days the Trades Union Congress (TUC) called off the strike without gaining any concessions (agreements).
Main Causes: - Long term tensions in mining - A post-war industrial slump - Dispute between mine owners and unions over the Samuel Commission's report. - The Government called off negotiations with the TUC after workers on the the Daily Mail refused to print an anti-strike editorial. - Unlike during the miners' strikes in 1921, other unions in the Triple Alliance agreed to strike with the miners.
Communism and Socialism: There was a communist revolution in Russia in 1917. The Conservative Government and non-working classes feared British workers gaining the same power.
Some source clues for the exam: The British Gazette was the Government's newspaper. The British Worker was the newspaper of the TUC. This will help you evaluate the reliability and purpose if you come across sources from these newspapers.
The strike failed because: TUC leaders didn't think a general strike would work - they tried to negotiate and pressured the Miners' Union to accept the Samuel Commission's report. The strike failed because: The vast majority of TUC leaders were not communists and worried that a general strike would be seen as an attempted revolution.
The strike failed because: TUC leaders weren't allowed to speak on the radio and had limited space in newspapers as the government controlled newsprint. The strike failed because: TUC leaders didn't plan the strike very well. It was more by luck than organisation that the strike was well supported.
The strike failed because: TUC leaders felt they were losing control of the strike in some areas and were worried about public opinion if strikers turned to violence. The strike failed because: The Government saw the General Strike as a huge threat so were determined to end it without giving in to any of the strikers' demands.
The strike failed because: The Government was united in thinking the strike was an attack on the state itself and 'political' not 'economic'. The strike failed because: The Government has almost total control of the media so the general public only heard what the government wanted them to.
The strike failed because: 'Red Friday' 1925: The Government subsidies delayed miners' wage cuts 9 months so the government had time to stockpile resources and set up the OMS (Organisation for the Maintenance of Supplies) to train volunteers to replace striking workers. The strike failed because: The Government used extra police and the army to keep control - their presence on the streets must have been frightening to the general public.
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