B ; trade unions ; ext inc inf '15-'19 ; glasgow rent strike '15 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750A2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: ilovetheofficeCreated on: 15-05-18 19:50 these strikes started in '15 by engineers for pay rise marked start of unrest that would escalate until? may '16 1 of 26 militancy neither political or rev just? industrial 2 of 26 discontent grew out of desire for? all scoiety to share sacrifices war entailed 3 of 26 many workers disliked that what businesses were maing huge profits? food distribution businesses 4 of 26 while who made money from incresaed demands of industry? landlords 5 of 26 what created housing shortages? influx of workers to cities to sustain inc wartime production 6 of 26 property owners took opportunity to do what? increase rents 7 of 26 in city district govan housewives protested by? refusing to pay rent 8 of 26 which group continued this through '15 until spread across city? Glasgow Women;s Housing Assoc 9 of 26 working men soon joined with shipbuilders demanding? better pay / condts 10 of 26 GWHA formed in? '14 11 of 26 two of leaders former? WSPU members 12 of 26 with locals rent protestser became knwon as? 'mrs barbour's army' 13 of 26 in nov '15 gov passed which act to do with this? Rents and Mortgage Interest Restriction Act 14 of 26 limited rent / mortgage rates to levels they'd been when? before war aug '14 15 of 26 gov introduced measure on which date following increased glasgow support? 25th nov 16 of 26 under maxton who threatened to call general strike in support? Clydeside Worker's Committee 17 of 26 when did shipbuilders come out in sympathy of women? 17th nov 18 of 26 what happened when landlord attempted to prosecute 18 protestors for refusing to pay rent? lloyd george called solicitor and asked them to delay this to protect war supply production 19 of 26 through industrial militant protest in area essential for wartime industrial production rent strikers and tus ahd done what? won considerable living condt improvement 20 of 26 combined w/ success of removing? leaving certificates 21 of 26 rent strike significatn as showed what extent influence labouring classes attained under wartime condts 22 of 26 what makes clydeside political activism so important in war? militant protest both dramatic and successful 23 of 26 who feared region and militancy? gov + press 24 of 26 '15-'19 what did gov become increasingly worried would develop there? socialist revolution 25 of 26 red clydeside became emblematic of? trade union growing influence 26 of 26
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