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General Strike March 1926- Samuel Commission: -no increase to working day -wages=cut -mines should be modernised |
General Strike Government subsidy ran out on the 30th April |
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General Strike 4th May- General Strike began: - 3 million workers striked |
General Strike Government: -recruited special constables (226,00 volunteers) -recruited more volunteers for other jobs -set up emergency food depots (Organisation for the Maintenance of Supplies- OMS) |
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General Strike TUC: -spent £4million Government: -spent £433million |
General Strike Violent clashes between strikers and workers happened in: -Glasgow -Hull -Newcaste -Preston |
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General Strike 12th May- TUC spoke to government: -brought strike to an end |
General Strike Main jobs that striked: -mining transportation -gas and electricity |
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Women 1911- only 10% of married women were employed |
Women Prime Minister Asquith, 1917- "I find it impossible to withhold from women the power and right of making their voices heard." |
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Women 1918- Representation of the People Act: -women over 30 could vote and become MPs |
Women 1928- women over 21 could vote (same as men) |
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Liberals 1900- over 1million people had an annual wage of £750 -there was no welfare state |
Liberals 1902- Charles Booth publishes results of his survey: -1/3 of Londoners lived below poverty line |
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Liberals 1906- School Meals Act: -free school dinners for those who needed them 1914- 150,000 children received free dinners |
Liberals 1907- children must be checked by a doctor once a year (but treatment would cost) 1912- treatment became free |
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Liberals 1908- Children's Charter -The Children and Young Person's Act -made children 'protected persons' |
World War One BEF= 70,000 strong German Army= 160,000 (with 2 artillery guns) -BEF= efficient at firing Lee Enfield rifles -Kaiser called the BEF a 'contemptible little army' -German commander called it an 'incomparable army' |
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World War One November 1914- Ypres: - German casualties= 134,000 - British+French= 142,000 |
World War One Trench Warfare: - Lord Kitchener said about trenches: "I don't know what is to be done. This isn't war." - war before had been cavalry and/or infantry troops |
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World War One
Trench Warfare: Techniques- 1) Breakthrough= overwhelm the enemy with opposition -this failed because defenses were too strong+weaponry was too efficient 2) Attrition= wear the enemy down to see who could last longer |
World War One
Februrary 1916- Verdun: -German casualties= 400,000 -French casualties= 500,000 |
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World War One Machine Guns: 1914- Germans= 12,000 machine guns 1918- Germans= 100,000 machine guns - they could fire 400-600 bullets a minute |
World War One Gas: April 1915- Second Battle of Ypres: -Chlorine -Phosgene -Mustard Gas |
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World War One 1914-1918- British fired over 170million shells |
World War One 1st July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -20,000 dead in one day |
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World War One July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -first tanks were used -trenches were from 100m-10miles away |
World War One July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -to relieve the fighting for the French soldiers are Verdun, the British army attacked on the Somme |
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July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -100,000 trained German soldiers -6x as many untrained British soldiers |
World War One July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -for 7 days and 7 nights, 3000 British+French guns fired 3million shells to destroy the German front line and give access to English troops to just walk over |
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World War One July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -Salford Pals would take over Thiepval (high, advantageous ground) -they were not allowed to run |
World War One July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -Ulster Division=trained irish soldiers to claim Schwaben Redoubt (a German Stronghold) -they were successful but ultimately the Germans reclaimed the land |
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World War One July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -at 7:30am, 90,000 British soldiers began to cross No-Man's Land down the 25miles of trench -the Germans had hidden in bunkers underground and survived the artillery attack (only 3 of General Hinkel's division were injured) |
World War One July 1916- Battle of the Somme: -Germans started firing the machine guns on the British -they were slaughtered and were not allowed to run |
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World War One July 1916- Battle of the Somme: November 1916- end of the battle: -Germans=500,000 casualties -British+French=620,000 casualties |
Women 1913- Cat and Mouse Act (Prisoner Act): -women who starved themselves were released when they were weak, and then recaptured when they were stronger. -similar to how a cat plays with a mouse before it eats it -Suffragettes propaganda to gain sympathy |
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Help for the Elderly 1908- The Old Age Pensions Act: -introduced a variation of a pension for people over 70 -depending on a person's income, they could receive a max of 5 shillings/week (approx. 25p) to 1 shilling (5p) -married couples could get up to 7 shillings/week and a sixpence |
Help for the Elderly The Old Age Pensions Act: -first year saw 650,000 pensioners claiming pensions every week -1914, this rose to 1million |
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Help for the Unemployed 1909- The Labour Exchange Act (equivalent to a job centre) -unemployed people could register and employers could find workers from the list -1914- there were 400+ labour exchanges with 1million registered workers |
Help for the Unemployed 1911- the National Insurance Act: -supports the unemployed -for those with unstable jobs -they would receive a 'national insurance stamp' which meant they could claim benefits for up to 15 weeks should they become unemployed |
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World War One 1916- Battle of the Somme: -Creeping Barage- first used 26th Sept: -walk as artillery is being fired behind tanks so the soldiers were hidden by the smoke |
World War One 1916- Battle of the Somme: -432,000 British casualties -500,000 German casualties -200,000 French casualties -70,000 unknown casualties |