History A-Level
The role of the Trades Union Congress in Irish affairs
What The role of the Trades Union Congress in Irish affairs means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The Trades Union Congress coordinated some support and passed resolutions in support but did not call a sympathetic general strike.
Topics that use The role of the Trades Union Congress in Irish affairs
- Paper 3, Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 - 5 Improving working and living conditions: trades union militancy in Ireland, 1907–14 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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