The followers of General Ludd during the Industrial Revolution were called _____________.
A
revolutionists
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B
machine-breakers
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C
machine-workers
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D
protesters
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Solution
The correct option is B machine-breakers General Ned Ludd started a popular protest movement in 1811, referred to as Luddism. His supporters were called Luddists, but since they attacked factories, they were also called machine-breakers.