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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Created by emilyhwilliams08
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During the General Strike of May 1926, more than 2.5 million workers from many industries went on strike.
Main Causes:
- Long term tensions in mining
- A post-war industrial slump
- Dispute between mine owners and unions over the Samuel Commission's report.
Communism and Socialism:
There was a communist revolution in Russia in 1917.
Some source clues for the exam:
The British Gazette was the Government's newspaper. The British Worker was the newspaper of the TUC.
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:
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 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 was united in thinking the strike was an attack on the state itself and 'political' not 'economic'.
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.
