The protest movement of 1811–17 in England, in which workers destroyed the machines they felt were taking away their jobs, is known as
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Luddism
Luddism (1811–17), named after the legendary leader ‘General’ Ned Ludd, was a movement in which workers broke machines in protest. Chartism, by contrast, demanded the vote for all adult men.