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Mind Map by Jon Eriksen, updated more than 1 year ago
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1_Rent Strikes (WW1)
- At the start of the war many people moved to Glasgow
- This led to huge house shortages
- Landlords saw a chance to make a profit so increased rent
- Families who were already struggling and could not afford rent
- The Women's Housing Association was formed to resist rises
- Thousands of tenants refused to pay rent
- Workers from factories began to strike for higher wages which put pressure on the goverment
- The government introduced laws which froze rent at pre-war rates
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