Strikes before the war Flashcards
during 1911 how many days were lost to strikes and how many workers were involved
10,319,600 days
961,000 workers
during 1912 how many days were lost to strikes
38 million
what happened in march 1912
1 million miners went on strike and forced industries in all other scores to shut down due to lack of fuel and even meant that the navy didnt have fuel so Gov had to do action
what was the Govs action to the 1912 march miners strikes
added unspecified minimum wage so they went back to work
what does a triple alliance mean
industries would come together and strike
what happened in Nov 1910
there was a riot during miners strike. Churchill delays army intervention but sent London police force - no deaths
how did the Nov 1910 strike end
Miners federation decided to stop providing any strike pay to its members
August 1911 strike how was it successful
11 day strike of 20,000 dockers in Southampton - success cos it led to London and Manchester going on strike
what happened in July 1910
railway strike and lasted 3 days
which strike lasted from September 1910 to December
Boilermakers strike
what are staple industries
textiles, shipbuilding, coal mining, steel production
how many tonnes of coal were mined in 1913
287 million
how much of the worlds shipping did britain own in 1914
50%
how many vehicles did Britain produce in 1913
16000
Britains share of world trade did what from 1870 - 1914
fell 40-25%
