B ; trade unions ; ext inc inf '15-'19 ; glasgow rent strike '15

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

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