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World War I struggles in Switzerland

Troops detain a striker during the general strike, 1918
Troops detain a striker during the general strike, 1918

An informative account of the wave of working class struggles which took place during and immediately following World War I in Switzerland, by Christian Koller.

Submitted by Steven. on November 11, 2017
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Taken from http://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/119298/1/1914-1918-Koller.pdf

1914-1918-Koller.pdf (180.15 KB)
  • strikes
  • general strikes
  • World War I
  • rail
  • prices
  • Switzerland
  • Christian Koller
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