History A-Level
Black Friday, 1921
What Black Friday, 1921 means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Black Friday, 1921
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The day railway and transport leaders withdrew support from the miners during their lockout, leading to the miners' defeat.
Topics that use Black Friday, 1921
- Paper 3, Option 36.1: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780–1928 - 5 Trades union militancy, 1915–27 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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