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The Great Unrest, also known as the Great Labour Unrest, was a period of labour revolt between 1911 and 1914 [1] in the United Kingdom. The agitation included the 1911 Liverpool general transport strike , the Tonypandy riots , the National coal strike of 1912 and the 1913 Dublin lockout .
While acknowledging evidence of explicit antisemitic motivations, such as the targeting of Jewish-owned properties and references to Jews as exploitative landlords, Douglas also highlights the role of economic and social tensions exacerbated by the broader context of the Great Unrest. Further, he points to the fact that "Non-Jewish premises ...
The 1911 Liverpool general transport strike, also known as the great transport workers' strike, involved dockers, railway workers, sailors and other tradesmen. The strike paralysed Liverpool commerce for most of the summer of 1911. It also transformed trade unionism on Merseyside. For the first time, general trade unions were able to establish ...
The Great Unrest period from 1911 to 1914 would see a number of other school strikes, most notably the Burston Strike School, where students striked in support of Annie Higdon, a teacher who had been fired for complaining about dire conditions in schools and who was a socialist who had spoken out in favour of local farm labourers.
The Llanelli riots of 1911 were a series of events precipitated by the National Railway Strike of 1911. Mass picketing action at Llanelli railway station was brutally suppressed by the police, [1] resulting in the deaths of two men, shot dead by troops of the Worcestershire Regiment. Rioting followed and magistrates' homes were attacked and ...
1911 (United States) Illinois Central and Harriman Line Rail Strike occurred. [26] 1911 (United States) Southern Lumber Operators' Lockout began. [26] 1911 (Wales) Two men are shot dead by police during the Llanelli railway strike of August 1911, leading to rioting. Image of Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire on 25 March 1911 25 March 1911 ...
Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed announced the removal of two billboards with the words "Make America Great Again" displayed over a picture of 1965's Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama.
Great Fire of 1911; S. 1911 San Diego mayoral election This page was last edited on 30 January 2025, at 03:27 (UTC). ... Category: April 1911 in the United States.