Equality and Rights
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- Equality and Rights
- The Suffragette movement
- Different Suffrage groups
- WSPU- Womans social and political union
- Their motto was 'deeds not words' who in 1905 became aggressive
- In 1908, they began a campaign of property that involved pouring acid in mail boxes, defacing art work and tearing up golf course
- Their motto was 'deeds not words' who in 1905 became aggressive
- WFL- Womens freedom league
- NUWSS- National unio Women's Suffrage Societies
- The vote for women was organised in 1897
- Millicent Fawcett was the wife of a liberal MP, they brought all groups together to form the NUWSS
- The vote for women was organised in 1897
- The Pankhursts
- Emmeline was born 14th July 1808 into a family of radical politics
- In October 1903 she founded the WSPU
- She was arrested several times and went on hunger strikes
- In October 1903 she founded the WSPU
- Emmeline was born 14th July 1808 into a family of radical politics
- WSPU- Womans social and political union
- What did they do?
- Derby Day 1913- A suffragette, Emily Davison walked onto the race course in front of the kings horse and died
- Many heard about what happened and they gained support
- Emily Davison died although it is unsure if she had planned it
- Many heard about what happened and they gained support
- Angel of the factory
- In 1914, the NUWSS and WSPU united to support the war effort
- By stopping violent campaigns, they were named 'angels of the factory'
- Women were proving that they could do the same as men and deserved the vote
- The WFL didn't support the war as were mainly pacifists
- Women were proving that they could do the same as men and deserved the vote
- By stopping violent campaigns, they were named 'angels of the factory'
- In 1914, the NUWSS and WSPU united to support the war effort
- Derby Day 1913- A suffragette, Emily Davison walked onto the race course in front of the kings horse and died
- Different Suffrage groups
- The General Strike 1926
- In May 1926, Britain came to a standstill. Coal miners across the country were angered by falling wages and increasing work hours
- The strike lasted for 9 days. Workers from industries such as steel, shipbuilding and the railway also joined in
- What caused the strike?
- 1916- During WW1 Britain's industries had high outputs and lots more people working
- 1918- Fall in the demand for coal. Factories could close and focus on mines making the most money
- 1921- Friday 15th April mine owners announced an extension of the working day and drop in wages
- Miners were outraged and striked. Trade union Congress (TUC) called other industries to strike in solidarity. But docker and railway union pulled out
- 1925- Coal prices fell again and further changes to pay and hours were announced
- On Fri 31st July Baldwin agreed to subsidise the coal industry. Samuels Commission was also set up to reach agreements between mines
- 1925- Coal prices fell again and further changes to pay and hours were announced
- Miners were outraged and striked. Trade union Congress (TUC) called other industries to strike in solidarity. But docker and railway union pulled out
- 1921- Friday 15th April mine owners announced an extension of the working day and drop in wages
- 1918- Fall in the demand for coal. Factories could close and focus on mines making the most money
- 1916- During WW1 Britain's industries had high outputs and lots more people working
- Government Action
- The Gov used the emergency Powers Act to arrange an army to take the jobs of the strikers
- Encouraged middle class students to break from uni and work in industries 226,000 students did this
- Propaganda campaigns with their own newspaper, the british Gazette, tried to turn the public against the strike
- Armoured cars sent to cities to stop violent clashes between strikers and government support
- Stanley Baldwin gave speeches calling the strike a revolution. This fuelled the fear of communism
- What did the TUC do?
- Created the British Worker to explain motives for the strike
- Used the newspaper to remind strikers to use peaceful tactics
- Some violent strikers clashed with the police
- Strikers travelled to picket other industries in solidarity
- Funds were set up to feed the strikers families to ensure the strike could continue
- How and why did it end?
- After 9 days, the TUC decided to negotiate with the gov
- Some changes to the Samuels commission was enough for TUC leaders to tell miners to return to work
- Strikers had been defeated by the gov and the TUC had run out of money
- Violent actions of some strikers turned them against the strike
- The labour party wasn't in full agreement with the strike
- Miners didn't properly go back to work until Nov
- After 9 days, the TUC decided to negotiate with the gov
- Consequeces
- Union membership fell dramatically
- Rise in unemploymet
- Gov passed the Trade Disputes and Trade Unions act in 1927, making it illegal for unions to join
- Unions could no longer use money from memberships and fund political parties
- In May 1926, Britain came to a standstill. Coal miners across the country were angered by falling wages and increasing work hours
- Immigrants in britain
- Why were immigrants encourage to come to Britain?
- Their govs gave out interest-free loans so they could afford travel fares
- Shortage of labour and the gov was trying to rebuild the country after war and needed people to fill jobs
- London transport recruited people to drive buses and trains
- There many weren't job oppurtunities in home countries
- London transport recruited people to drive buses and trains
- Shortage of labour and the gov was trying to rebuild the country after war and needed people to fill jobs
- Their govs gave out interest-free loans so they could afford travel fares
- Experiences of Immigrants
- Mainly placed in areas where work was needed
- Surge of black men caused resentment and many white people moved out- known as the 'white flight'
- Immigrants were forced into low paid jobs
- Language barriers meant new communities of Asians formed
- Over crowding became a problem and land lords did not let them rent their accomodation
- After WW2 British said they had beat Nazism, Fascism and racism but many still experienced discrimination
- Did the gov make immigrants life worse?
- 1. 1948- British nationality act meant 800 million comonwealth citizens chance to come to the country
- 2.1958- Notting Hill riots led to dozens of arrests, many injuries and £100's of damage
- 3.1962- Comonwealth immigrants act controlled immigration. They had to apply for work vouchers and would only be give one if their skills were needed
- 4.1965- Race Relations Act prevented racial discrimination in housing and employment. Failure as there were no convictions.
- 3.1962- Comonwealth immigrants act controlled immigration. They had to apply for work vouchers and would only be give one if their skills were needed
- 2.1958- Notting Hill riots led to dozens of arrests, many injuries and £100's of damage
- 1. 1948- British nationality act meant 800 million comonwealth citizens chance to come to the country
- Enoch Powell
- The received lots of support from the working class, this was known as Powellism
- It was the view that white Brits are superior to people who were not white
- Some thought that his popularity fuelled the National Front who wanted all non-white immigrants in Britain to return to their country of origin
- Why were immigrants encourage to come to Britain?
- Trade Union Reform
- Why did people strike?
- Low quality of life
- Long hours and little pay
- Wages were decreasing
- Bad working conditions
- Government stopped nationalism
- Prices in stores were increasing
- People were becoming desperate and hungry
- Laws introduced by the conservatives
- Events increasing Gov's power
- 1979- Margaret Thatcher, (Conservatives) becomes PM
- 1980&1982 Employments act introduced which making picketing unlawful
- 1984- Thatchers gov introduce Trade nions act which means 80% of members must agree for a strike to be called
- 1985- Miners strike ended in govs victory. Unemployment rises above 3 million
- Why did people strike?
- The Suffragette movement
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