HIS311Y1 Lecture Notes - Tim Buck, Winnipeg General Strike, Universal Suffrage
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All the leaders who had gone to war in 1939, he was only one staying in function. If you want revolution then you would try to create a situation without rule of law. In 1871 forces of french republic recaptured paris and shot many communists: didn"t have impact in canada but in europe. In lenin"s view, revolution had to go extreme. But it is always connected to the idea of terror and violence. In late 19th century, there was various political movement over the world: socialists believed they could achieve power by democratic means. Universal suffrage had come into being in european countries : socialist international. Some of the left wing avoid support of the war by bourgeoise. Russia was convulsed by mass violence [boleshevik. Bolsheviks created communist international: starting to influence canada. During wwi, borden had no idea of running the country. By 1917-8 we get a lot of strikes including winnipeg general strike.
