AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 1, Paper 2
A widespread stoppage of work across different industries, used to exert political or economic pressure.
Revise: Weimar DemocracyThe government encouraged a general strike. Workers stopped essential services and transport, leaving Kapp unable to make the capital function. Without the cooperation needed to govern, his regime collapsed after four days.
- Revise: Workers’ Rights
A coordinated stoppage of work across several industries, rather than a strike confined to one workplace or occupation.