History - General Strike Flashcards
How many workers were on strike?
1 mark
2.5 million
How long did it last?
1 mark
9 days
What was the TIA?
4 marks
Triple industrial alliance made up of miners, transport workers and railway men
Why was coal less important after 1918?
3 marks
End of war
Coal not needed for war effort
Other countries producing coal at lower prices
What happened to the coal industry after WW1?
1 mark
De-nationalised / privatised again
What happened on Black Friday?
3 marks
15 April railway Union refused to act on the very day of the strike so the strike failed
What happened on red Friday?
3 marks
Conservative government to give a 9 month subsidy to help pay miners wages
What would happen 9 months after red Friday?
4 marks
Subsidy would cease
Hours would go up
Pay would go down possibly by as much as 13%
What was the Samuel commission?
Set up to investigate problems in the mining industry
What did the Samuel commission find out?
2 marks
Xx
Who was the leader of the miners?
1 mark
Arthur Cooke
What was the miners’ motto?
1 mark
‘Not a penny off the pay, not a minute on the day’
What event in Russia made the government worry about how far the strike would develop?
4 marks
1917
Revolution
Tsar and government forced out of power by new communist government
List four organisational tactics that the government planned to try and limit the impact of the strike?
4 marks
Any of…
Which of the newspapers supported the strikers?
1 mark
The British worker
Which newspaper supported the government and attacked the strikers?
1 mark
The British gazette
Describe 3 ways in which the TUC wanted the strikers to operate?
3 marks
Come out in stages
Public health
Medical and food workers not to strike
Public not to be put at risk
Why would the TUC want to make this code of conduct about the way the strikers operated?
2 marks
To keep the public on their side and show the government that is was an industrial dispute not a revolution or political threat
How many people came out on strike on the first day?
1 mark
Millions
Where did clashes take place between the police and the strikers?
3 marks
London
Newcastle
Glasgow
Most areas were peaceful; why?
1 mark
Neither police nor the strikers wanted violence
How many strikers were arrested for disorder?
1 mark
Over 5,000
Why did the TUC call the strike off?
2 marks
Felt they were losing control of the strike and it was becoming a threat to the government
When did the last miners return to work and why?
2 marks
November 1926
Hunger and poverty
