History A-Level
Red Clydeside
What Red Clydeside means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Red Clydeside
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Agitation on Clydeside supported by James Maxton, a prominent ILP figure.
Topics that use Red Clydeside
- 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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