Causes of the Tonypandy Riots

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Reasons behind the 1910 Tonypandy riots.

Exploration of the causes of the Tonypandy riots of 1910 showing how the miners refused to accept a cut in their pay and Winston Churchill sent in the troops. Rioting resulted leading to the death of one coal miner.
From: Coal Stories Tonypandy
First broadcast : 09 November 2007

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 7-9

Subject : History

Topic : Industrial Wales and Britain, Twentieth century world

Keywords : Coal industry, Industrial unrest, Miners strikes

Notes : This clip is useful to understand some reasons for industrial unrest, using the Tonypandy Riots as a case study.

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