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General Strike - Flash Cards
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- 1General StrikeWhen all unions go out on strike
- 2TUCTrades Union Congress
- 3TIATriple Industrial Alliance
- 4NationalisedWhen the government runs an industry
- 5SubsidyA payment
- 6OMSOrganisation of Maintenance of Supplies
- 7British GazetteA government controlled newspaper to stop support of the General Strike.
- 8British WorkerTUC newspaper during the strike.
- 9Duration9 Days
- 10How many striked?2.5 Million
- 11Stanley BaldwinPrime Minister at the time
- 12Black FridayLeader of Railway Union refused to join (J.H.Thomas), strike failed.
- 13Red FridayConservative government gave a 9 month subsidy to stop wage cuts when the TIA threatened to strike again in 1925
- 14BBCDisapproved of the General Strike and wouldn't allow Union leaders to go on air.
- 15Arrested?Over 5,000
- 161927Government made all general and 'sympathy' strikes illegal
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- Flashcards on General Strike - Flash Cards, created by lottiebates on 09/04/2014.
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