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WW1 Politics (Red Clydeside (Clyde Workers Committee (CWC) set up to stop…
WW1 Politics
Red Clydeside
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31 Jan 1919 - George Square, 10000 people protested peacefully
Police confronted, Riot Act was unable to be read to the crowd
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Leaders of CWC (in meeting) tried to stop riot, beaten and arrested
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English not Scottish troops marched through the square, with tanks and machine guns
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Parliament
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1916 Liberal Leader/PM force to resign, Asquith
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Replaced by Conservatives, patriotic
Labour grew, socialism, united w/other parties and made minimum wage
Housing Shortages
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Huge overcrowding, no sanitary services, bad light and ventilation
Addison's Act 1919, council homes, money gone 1921
Wheatley Housing Act 1924, electricity, gardens, toilets
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Rent Strikes
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Movement set up to stop evictions and paying, 25 000 tenants joined by 1915
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The Rent Restriction Act 1915 - froze rent pre war levels, increase only if property had improvements
Women's Suffrage
Suffragists
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Leaflets,Petitons, Talks, Speeches
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Suffragettes
More militant, break the law
Smashing windows, burn buildings, vandalism
Damage mail, graffiti, poisoned golf grass
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The Vote
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March 1917
Women over 30, householders
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1928 Women same as men, 21+
Before
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Why wanted vote
Same problems effect all // labour, wages,housing,education
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