workingclasshistory

On this day, 20 June 1905, the King of Sweden publicly and formally ended plans to invade the recently independent Norway. The announcement was prompted by the threat of a nationwide general strike by Swedish unions if mobilisation for war went ahead. Find out more here: https://libcom.org/history/1905-swedish-workers-threaten-general-strike-against-war-norway https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1150070585178090/?type=3