Winnipeg General Strike 1919 Flashcards
Where have the newly arrived immigrants to Winnipeg come from?
Europe (Austria Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Czechoslovakia…)
What is the engine that drives Winnipeg’s economy and how does it divide the people?
Railway
Separates the poor from the wealthy. Poor are left-wing and wealthy are right-wing
How did the Russian Revolution impact the political scene in Canadian cities?
It was an inspiration to them because they liked the idea of affecting the higher class
What was the risk for strikers who were not union members?
Losing their job
Who were the Citizens Committee of 1000 and why was it given that name?
Lawyers, wealthy people who opposed the strike.
Given the name to make it seem larger than it really was.
Why wouldn’t I care
idk
Why did the Committee turn to Ottawa to end the strike?
Because they were on the brink of revolution and needed powerful people to help
What is a Bolshevik?
A member of the Russian Communist Party. A revolutionary with radical views
When was Bloody Saturday?
How many were killed?
What was tipped?
What did the Committee Of 1000 do when they arrived?
Saturday June 21, 1919
2 killed
Streetcar
Clubbed people
What did the strike accomplish?
nothing and over time people got better wages
What were the strikers charged with instead of deportation?
Treason
how did the government get the money to pay for the expensive lawyers who prosecuted the strikers?
They used the federal money that was supposed to be used for returning soldiers
