HIS 2363 Lecture Notes - Canadian National Railway, Arthur Meighen, Red Tory
2 Dec 2013
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War ended with a victory as well as with labour unrest at home. War makes transformation in the society, for the better, highest level of capitalism, ushering in of the proletarian state. Reform because of labour organizations and the creation of unions. They could not get power through ballot boxes but they could always use violent protests. The rising in unions was related to a rise in militancy. Most famous strike was in winnipeg in 1919. Questions on the strike on the exam, know the parts in the book. Know some of the rising factors of unions. Describe the rise of labour influence on politics or evaluate the success of the labour movement in obtaining its goal in. New music herald and era of new music and angst. Conservative government = crumbles after the war, by 1921 the liberals would be in power with mackenzie king without big interruptions.
