The challenge from militant labour (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Wentworth House size vs Buckingham Palace
Wentworth House size vs Buckingham Palace
Twice as wide as Buckingham Palace
Year cavalry guarded Fitzwilliams from miners
Year cavalry guarded Fitzwilliams from miners
1893
King who replaced Edward VII
King who replaced Edward VII
King George V
Year industrial tension increased
Year industrial tension increased
1910
Why George V cancelled foreign trip in 1912
Why George V cancelled foreign trip in 1912
Threat of revolution was so great
Year of London Dock Strike
Year of London Dock Strike
1899
What London Dock Strike of 1899 showed
What London Dock Strike of 1899 showed
Unskilled workers could strike successfully
Syndicalism approach to reform
Syndicalism approach to reform
Mass action by millions to halt country, not politics
Three leaders from Dock Strike
Three leaders from Dock Strike
John Burns, Ben Tillett, Tom Mann
Tom Mann after returning from Australia
Tom Mann after returning from Australia
Convicted syndicalist
Food price rise 1906-1910
Food price rise 1906-1910
25%
Period known as the Great Unrest
Period known as the Great Unrest
1911 to 1914
Trade union membership 1911-1914
Trade union membership 1911-1914
1.6 million to 2.7 million (20% of workforce)
Coal miners' wage demands in 1912
Coal miners' wage demands in 1912
25p per day for men, 10p per day for boys
Triple alliance members
Triple alliance members
Dock workers, transport drivers, miners