April 3, 2000
A. Whatever happened to
the 1914 general strike against war?
B. Wave of labor
protest 1917-1920
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. France
4. Italy
5. Hungary
6. England
C. Characteristics of this wave of militancy
II. Traditional "causes of insurgency"
A. War exhaustion?
B. Economic hardship
III. Class formation as a more fundamental causes
A. Changes in work
process 1890-1920
B. Urbanization 1890-1920
1. Neighborhoods
2. Community base
of protests