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In October 1973, Arab nations slashed oil production causing prices to sky rocket
How the collapse of Ireland's Celtic Tiger led to thousands of abandoned housing estates
In 1969, Italy erupted as thousands of workers went on strike
In 1979, British gravediggers went on strike over pay
How the leader of a labour movement became a US civil rights hero
In 1980 Indira Gandhi came into power in India, it became known as the "onion election"
How a catastrophic trade deal between the US and Moscow sparked a global food price shock
How an American economist helped save Bulgaria from financial collapse.
In 1971, the US President, Richard Nixon, abandoned the Gold Standard
In January 1995 Mexico was forced to seek a multi-billion dollar bailout from the US
In the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis Ireland had to borrow billions
When Ireland's banks went on strike in 1970, people cashed their cheques in pubs.
During the 1930s the people of the US faced widespread economic hardship
How six English farmworkers defied the authorities to form a trade union in 1834.
