Red Clydeside

Question 1

why it happened

Answer 1

1. Some Scottish workers protested over DORA, pay and housing
2. The government feared that this socialist action could lead to a revolution like had happened in Russia

Question 2

key events/results

Answer 2

1. Workers protested for a 40 hr week and a pay increase of £1 per day
2. Scottish soldiers were locked in their barracks to stop them joining the protestors
3. English troops were rushed in to prevent an uprising
4. 90,000 people demonstrated in George Square and Glasgow Green
5. within a week workers were back at work - the government agreed to a 47 hr working week and a revolution was avoided