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  1. Adalen shootings
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    A series of events in and around the sawmill district of Ådalen, Kramfors Municipality, Ångermanland, Sweden, in May 1931 during which five persons were killed by Swedish military troops called in as reinforcements by the police.
  2. African Mine Workers' Strike of 1946
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    A strike, by mine workers of Witwatersrand, which started on August 12, 1946 and lasted around 1 week. The strike was attacked by police and over the week, at least 1,248 workers were wounded and at least 9 killed.
  3. Arab Revolt (1916 - 1918)
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    Was initiated by the Sherif Hussein ibn Ali with the aim of securing independence from the ruling Ottoman Turks and creating a single unified Arab state spanning from Aleppo in Syria to Aden in Yemen.
  4. Arvida Strike
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    Began July 24, 1941 when some 700 workers in the Aluminium Co. of Canada (Alcan) in Arvida, Québec, spontaneously walked off the job.
  5. Asbestos Strike
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    The Asbestos Strike of 1949, based in and around Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, was a four-month labour dispute by the asbestos miners.
  6. Asbestos Strike
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    The Asbestos Strike of 1949, based in and around Asbestos, Quebec, Canada, was a four-month labour dispute by the asbestos miners.
  7. Auto-Lite strike
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    A strike against the Electric Auto-Lite company of Toledo, Ohio, from April 12 to June 3, 1934.
  8. Banana massacre
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    Matanza de las bananeras or Masacre de las bananeras was a massacre of workers for the United Fruit Company that occurred on December 6, 1928 in the town of Ciénaga near Santa Marta, Colombia.
  9. Battle of Ballantyne Pier
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    A clash between city, provincial, and federal police and Communist-led protesters on 18 June 1935 in the East End of Vancouver.
  10. Battle of Blair Mountain
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    In 1921 between 10,000 and 15,000 coal miners confronted company-paid private detectives in an effort to unionize the southwestern West Virginia mine counties.
  11. Battle of Matewan
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    A shootout in the coal company town of Matewan, West Virginia on May 19, 1920.
  12. Battleship Potemkin
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    A Russian ship on which the crew rebelled against their oppressive officers in June 1905 (during the Russian Revolution of 1905).
  13. Bonus Army
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    The Bonus Army was the popular name of an assemblage of some 43,000 marchers—17,000 World War I veterans, their families, and affiliated groups—who gathered in Washington, D.C., in the spring and summer of 1932 to demand immediate cash-payment redemption of their service certificates.
  14. Brisbane general strike of 1912
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    The 1912 Brisbane General Strike in Queensland, Australia, began when members of the Australian Tramway Employees Association were dismissed when they wore union badges to work.
  15. British Columbia Woodworkers' Strike
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    15 May - 20 June 1946. Twenty-seven thousand workers in both the coast and interior regions, led by district president Harold Pritchett, struck when demands for a 25-cent hourly increase, a 40-hour week, union shop and mandatory dues check-off were refused by Stuart Research Service, the bargaining agent for 145 coast operators.
  16. Cananea strike
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    A strike took place in the Mexican mining town of Cananea, Sonora, in June 1906.
  17. Cape Breton Strikes, 1920s
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    The Cape Breton labour wars of the early 1920s represented an intense local episode of class conflict. In such conflicts militant unions, often led by radical leaders, were attempting to change the balance of power in Canadian industry by insisting on union recognition and improved living standards for the workers.
  18. Centralia Massacre
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    A violent and bloody incident that occurred in the town of Centralia, Washington on November 11, 1919 during a parade celebrating the first anniversary of Armistice Day.
  19. The Christmas Eve Calumet massacre, 1913
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    A short history of the biggest mass murder in Michigan history: the massacre of 73 people, mostly the children of striking miners at a Christmas party on Christmas Eve in 1913.
  20. Coal Strike of 1902
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    A strike by the United Mine Workers of America in the anthracite coal fields of eastern Pennsylvania.
  21. Colorado Labor Wars
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    Colorado's most significant battles between labor and capital which occurred primarily between miners and mine operators.
  22. Columbine Mine massacre
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    A conflict in which police and mine guards attacked striking coal miners with machine guns.
  23. Copperbelt strike of 1935
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    A strike action which performed by African mineworkers in the Copperbelt (then in Northern Rhodesia, today called Zambia) to protest against unfair taxes imposed by the British colonial authorities.
  24. Crowsnest Pass Strike, 1932
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    A strike that began in January 1932 with demands that companies divide available work in the depressed coal-mining industry equally among miners rather than playing favourites. Coal companies refused to deal with the workers' union, the Mine Workers' Union of Canada.
  25. Cry for "Bread & Roses" Still Resonates
    100 Years After the Lawrence Strike

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    When worker solidarity prevailed over corporate power in the icy streets of Lawrence a century ago, it made the promise of a better life real for many. The Bread and Roses strike became a consciousness-raising experience, not only for textile workers and their families, but the nation as a whole.
  26. Dublin Lockout
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    a major industrial dispute between approximately 20,000 workers and 300 employers which took place in Ireland's capital city of Dublin from 26 August 1913 to 18 January 1914.
  27. The East York Workers' Association
    A Response to the Great Depression

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    An account of the activity of relief recipients in the township of East York, an eastern suburb of Toronto, in the 1930s.
  28. Easter Rising
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    An insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916.
  29. Estevan Coal Miners' Strike, 1931
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    A strike which led to the murder of three miners by the RCMP.
  30. February Revolution
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    Was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917.
  31. February strike (The Netherlands)
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    A general strike organized during World War II in The Netherlands against the anti-Jewish measures and activities by the Nazis.
  32. Flint Sit-Down Strike
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    Changed the United Automobile Workers from a collection of isolated locals on the fringes of the industry into a major union and led to the unionization of the United States automobile industry.
  33. Fort William Freight Handlers Strike
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    A strike by 700 non-unionized immigrants in August 1909 that was defeated by the use of militia and the RCMP and resulted in the firing of hundreds of workers.
  34. Fraser River Fishermen's Strikes
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    A strikes by whites, natives and Japanese fishermen against salmon canneries that lined the lower Fraser River.
  35. Fraser River Railway Strikes
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    Strikes which started in March 1912 when railway workers organized by the Industrial Workers of the World walked out of construction camps on the Canadian Northern line to protest conditions.
  36. French Army Mutinies (1917)
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    Involved nearly half of the French infantry divisions stationed on the western front.
  37. German resistance
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    The opposition by individuals and groups in Nazi Germany to the regime of Adolf Hitler between 1933 and 1945.
  38. Grabow Riot
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    A confrontation between timber workers and owners in Louisiana.
  39. Great Strike of 1913
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    A near general strike that took place in New Zealand in 1913.
  40. The Greek Civil War
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    Documents on the Greek Civil War 1946-1949.
  41. Green Corn Rebellion
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    Popular uprising against military conscription by poor farmers in Oklahoma aligned with the Socialist Party of America.
  42. Herrin massacre
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    Occurred in June 1922 in Herrin, Illinois where 19 strikebreakers and 2 union miners were killed in mob action between June 21-22, 1922.
  43. Indianapolis Street Car Strike of 1913
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    The Indianapolis Street Car Strike of 1913, the Indianapolis Police Mutiny of 1913, and the 1913 Indianapolis Riots began as a workers strike by the union employees of the Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company and occurred during November 1913.
  44. International Women's Day
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    Marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.
  45. Invergordon Mutiny
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    An industrial action by sailors in the British Atlantic Fleet that took place in September 1931. For two days, ships of the Royal Navy at Invergordon were in open mutiny.
  46. Irish War of Independence
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    A guerrilla war mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army.
  47. Journey of Reconciliation
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    An attempt in 1947 to challenge segregation laws on interstate buses in the Southern United States, through non-violent direct action.
  48. Kiel Naval Mutiny (Wilhelmshaven mutiny)
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    A major mutiny by sailors of the German High Seas Fleet in October 1918.
  49. Kronstadt rebellion
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    An uprising of Soviet sailors, soldiers and civilians against the Bolshevik government in 1921.
  50. Lawrence textile strike
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    A strike of immigrant workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912 led by the Industrial Workers of the World. The strike is often known as the "Bread and Roses" strike, or, "The Strike for Three Loaves".
  51. The Lessons of October
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    Published: 1924
  52. Lessons of the Spanish Revolution
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  53. Loray Mill Strike
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    One of the best known labor strikes in the history of the United States.
  54. Ludlow massacre
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    The violent deaths of 20 people, 11 of them children, during an attack by the Colorado National Guard on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families at Ludlow, Colorado on April 20, 1914.
  55. Lupeni Strike of 1929
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    Near the end of 1928, miners' leaders in the Jiu Valley had begun agitating for an extension of their collective work contract.The two sides could not reach an agreement. A trial, and then a strike ensued. The strike was glorified by the Communist regime as a symbol of the struggle of labour against capitalism.
  56. Maji Maji Rebellion
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    A violent African resistance to colonial rule in the German colony of Tanganyika.
  57. Marxists Internet Archive - Historic Events in the Encyclopedia of Marxism
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  58. Miramichi Lumber Strike
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    The Miramichi Lumber Strike began 20 August 1937 when 1500 millworkers and longshoremen along the Miramichi River in northern New Brunswick struck 14 lumber firms for increased wages, shorter working hours and union recognition.
  59. 1919 United States anarchist bombings
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    The 1919 United States anarchist bombings were a series of bombings and attempted bombings carried out by anarchist followers of Luigi Galleani from April through June 1919. These bombings fueled the Red Scare of 1919-20.
  60. Non-cooperation movement
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    A series of nationwide people's movements of nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience, led by Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian National Congress.
  61. Norwegian resistance movement
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    Resistance to the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.
  62. The Oakland General Strike of 1946
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    An account of the General Strike in Oakland, California.
  63. October Revolution
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    The October Revolution, also known as the Soviet Revolution or Bolshevik Revolution, was a political revolution and a part of the Russian Revolution.
  64. On-to-Ottawa Trek
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    A 1935 social movement of unemployed men protesting the dismal conditions in federal relief camps scattered in remote areas across Western Canada.
  65. One Big Union
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    In 1919 delegates from most union locals in western Canada met at the Western Labour Conference in Calgary and proclaimed support for the Bolshevik and other left-wing revolutions. They decided to conduct a referendum among Canadian union members on whether to secede from the American Federation of Labor and the trades and labour congress of Canada, and form a revolutionary industrial revolution to be called the One Big Union.
  66. Oshawa Strike 1937
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    In 1937, more than 4000 workers if General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ontario, went on strike to fight for better wages and working conditions.
  67. Palestinian general strike 1936
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    Part of the 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine.
  68. Pilbara strike of 1946
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    A strike by Indigenous Australian pastoral workers in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for human rights recognition and payment of fair wages and working conditions.
  69. Port Chicago mutiny
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    A refusal by servicemen to load munitions in 1944 in the face of unsafe working conditions which had led to an explosion the previous month in which 320 sailors had been killed.
  70. Post-World War II demobilization strikes
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    Strikes within Allied military forces stationed across the Middle East, India and South-East Asia in the months and years following World War II.
  71. Québec Shoe Workers' Lockout
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    A lockout of Quebec shoe workers in 1900.
  72. Remington Rand strike of 1936-1937
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    A strike against the Remington Rand company.
  73. Rescue of the Danish Jews
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    When Hitler ordered that Danish Jews be arrested and deported on 1-2 October 1943, many Danes took part in a collective effort to evacuate the roughly 8,000 Jews of Denmark by sea to nearby neutral Sweden.
  74. Rothbury Riot
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    An incident in which police shot into a crowd of locked-out miners in the New South Wales.
  75. Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
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    A strike and mutiny by Indian sailors of the Royal Indian Navy on board ship and shore establishments at Bombay (Mumbai) harbour in 1946.
  76. Russia – How the Revolution was Lost
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    Published: 1967
  77. Russian Revolution of 1905
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    A wave of mass political unrest through vast areas of the Russian Empire.
  78. Russian Revolution of October 1917
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    Eye-Witness reports and analyses of the Revolution by its participants and links to historical documents.
  79. Satyagraha
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    A campaign of nonviolent protest against the British in colonial India in 1930.
  80. Seattle General Strike
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    A general work stoppage by over 65,000 workers in the U.S. city of Seattle, Washington in 1919.
  81. Spanish Revolution
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    A workers' social revolution that began during the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936.
  82. Spanish Revolution 1934 - 1939 - History
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    Documents on the history of the Spanish Revolution and Civil War.
  83. Steel Strike
    Hamilton 1946

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  84. Textile workers strike (1934)
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    A strike involving 400,000 textile workers from New England, the Mid-Atlantic states and the U.S. Southern states.
  85. Twentieth convoy
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    Transport 20 (XXth convoy) was a Jewish prisoner transport in Belgium organized by the Nazi Germany during World War II. Members of the Belgian Resistance freed Jewish and Gypsy civilians who were being transported by train from the Dossin Barracks.
  86. United Kingdom general strike of 1926
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    The 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom was a general strike called by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in an unsuccessful attempt to force the government to act to prevent wage reduction and worsening conditions for coal miners.
  87. Vancouver general strike of 1918
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    The first general strike in Canadian history, held 2 August 1918, organized as a one-day political protest against the killing of draft evader and labour activist Albert "Ginger" Goodwin, who had called for a general strike in the event that any worker was drafted against their will.
  88. Vancouver Island Coal Strike
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    A strike that began in September 1912 when miners at declared a holiday to protest the firing of a worker.
  89. Waihi miners' strike
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    A major strike action in 1912 by gold miners in the New Zealand town of Waihi.
  90. Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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    The Jewish resistance that arose within the Warsaw Ghetto in German occupied Poland during World War II, and which opposed Nazi Germany's effort to transport the remaining ghetto population to Treblinka extermination camp.
  91. Warsaw Uprising
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    A struggle by the Polish Home Army to liberate Warsaw from Nazi German occupation during World War II.
  92. West Coast Longshore Strikes, 1923 and 1935
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    Strikes by members of the International Longshoremen's Association.
  93. West Coast waterfront strike 1934
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    The 1934 West Coast Longshoremen's Strike lasted eighty-three days, triggered by sailors and a four-day general strike in San Francisco, and led to the unionization of all of the West Coast ports of the United States.
  94. West Virginia Mine War of 1912-1913
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    A confrontation between striking coal miners and coal operators in Southern West Virginia
  95. Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910 - 1911
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    A strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America, is also known as the "Slovak strike" because about 70 percent of the miners were Slovakian immigrants.
  96. Windsor Strike 1945
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    Windsor Strike, 12 Sept-20 Dec 1945, at the WINDSOR, Ont, plant of Ford Motor Co. There was really only one strike issue at Ford: union recognition. The united automobile workers demanded it; the company refused to grant it.
  97. Winnipeg General Strike
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    The Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 was one of the most influential strikes in Canadian history, and became the platform for future labour reforms. In March 1919 labour delegates from across Western Canada convened in Calgary to form a branch of the "One Big Union", with the intention of earning rights for Canadian workers through a series of strikes.
  98. Winnipeg General Strike
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    In Winnipeg on May 15, when negotiations broke down between management and labour in the building and metal trades, the Winnipeg Trades and Labor Council called a general strike.
  99. Winnipeg's Red Scare
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    An account of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919.
  100. Yugoslav Partisans
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    A Communist-led World War II resistance movement engaged in the fight against Axis forces and their collaborators in Yugoslavia from 1941-1945.

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