Interwar 2: The 1919 Strikes!

The Anti Empire Project with Justin Podur by Justin Podur

Oct 15, 20251:20:36News & Politics

1919 was the year of strikes in North America. How general strikes in Winnipeg and Seattle shook the North American rulers, even though both were contained.

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