
Caribbean Labour Riots 1930s

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Arlene Binns
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following statements is NOT true of the social unrest of the 1930s?
It was connected with trade union activities.
It was a protest of social conditions.
It led to the appointment of the Moyne Commission.
It led by European revolutionaries.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Trade union activity was discouraged in the first half of the twentieth century MAINLY because employers
Could not understand the demands of trade union leaders.
Feared uprising and preferred to keep workers under total control.
Could not afford to meet the basic demands of the workers.
Were encouraged by the Colonial Office to ignore the demands of the unionists.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a result of the social unrest which took place in the British Caribbean in the 1930s?
An increase in the export of goods from the British Caribbean to Britain.
The introduction of the Colonial Development and Welfare Act.
The slow extension of the right to vote
The passage of laws for the recognition of trade unions.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following persons played an important part in the struggle for social justice in the 1930s?
Grantley Adams
Robert Bradshaw
Uriah Butler
Clement Payne
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a feature of the labour unrest in the British Caribbean in 1930s?
Demonstrations
Strikes
Civil wars
Riots
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Moyne Commission blamed the poor working conditions in the British Caribbean on the
Workers
British government
Political parties
Trade union leaders.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was MAINLY responsible for the rapid growth of trade unions in the Caribbean after 1939?
The increase in the labour force
The influence of Marcus Garvey
The support of church leaders
The passage of favourable laws
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