-protect workers & give them a voice
2. Explain the perspective of the Citizen's Committee of 1000?
-(made up of business owners, politicians & bankers)
-they were against the strike
-portrayed the strike as foreigners trying to overthrow democracy
-believed the strike was the work of communism
-felt the strike should be put down
3. What was the importance of One Big Union?
-to unite smaller unions and give them a larger/louder voice
-showed that the support of unions was increasing and could be a powerful force
4. One cause and one consequence of the Winnipeg General Strike:
Causes:
-poor working conditions, poor wages, not enough jobs
Consequences:
-Bloody Saturday, 2 dead, several injured
-strikers lost their jobs
-fear of a revolution
-slowly things got better
5. Do you think prohibition achieved its purpose? Back up your ideas.
