Question

Which one of the following is the appropriate reason that excited swing rioters to destroy threshing machines during $1930s$ in England?

• A. They broke these machines in the name of Captain Swing
• B. These machines deprived workmen of their livelihood
• C. Captain Swing was a person who broke all these machines
• D. They were threatening landloads

Answer 1

The correct option is B These machines deprived workmen of their livelihood

• The Swing Riots were a widespread uprising in 1830 by agricultural workers in southern and eastern England, in protest of agricultural mechanisation and other harsh conditions.
• Due to the mechanisation, the workmen were deprived of their livelihood and therefore they destroyed the machines.