The General Strike, 1926 (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Year of General Strike
Year of General Strike
1926
Duration of General Strike in days
Duration of General Strike in days
Nine days
Industries represented by Triple Alliance
Industries represented by Triple Alliance
Railway, coal, and transport
TUC stands for
TUC stands for
Trades Union Congress
Date General Strike began
Date General Strike began
3 May 1926
Date General Strike ended
Date General Strike ended
13 May 1926
Initial number of strikers (occupation)
Initial number of strikers (occupation)
200,000 miners
Year govt provided 9-month subsidy to miners
Year govt provided 9-month subsidy to miners
1925
Amount govt set aside to prepare for strike
Amount govt set aside to prepare for strike
£10,000
Strikes banned after General Strike
Strikes banned after General Strike
Sympathy strikes and mass picketing
Workers who left unions in 1927
Workers who left unions in 1927
Around 500,000
When most miners returned to work
When most miners returned to work
November 1926
How govt portrayed strike in media
How govt portrayed strike in media
Attempt to overthrow elected government
What miners faced that triggered strike
What miners faced that triggered strike
Pay cuts and longer working hours
Peak number of workers involved in strike
Peak number of workers involved in strike
Several million