Is There Sufficient Evidence in Sources A to F to Explain Why the T.U.C. Called of the General Strike?
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Is There Sufficient Evidence in Sources A to F to Explain Why the T.U.C. Called of the General Strike? The General Strike was called off by the T.U.C. on the 12th May 1926. Whether it was a 'working class war against the establishment' or an 'uprising of the ungrateful lower classes', it was a stepping stone in Trade Union activity, though it did not seem so for a while afterwards when Trade Unions lost respect and funds. The Strike pulled the labour class together to work for one cause and it proved that the fundamental beliefs of Trade Unions were well grounded. The General Strike was called off for a number of reasons which I will outline in the following essay. I will assess sources A to F and see if there is enough evidence contained within them to explain why the T.U.C. called off the General Strike. The Government had...


