A sit down strike is a strike which has a somewhat nontraditional nature as it is when employees take "illegal" possession of their workplace by committing to a strike at their work stations. Furthermore, employees 'sit-down' at their station but do not work. It is considered a form of civil disobedience. This differs from a traditional strike as in traditional strikes workers walk off their jobs and therefore can be replaced whereas a sit-down strike causes work stations to be occupied and therefore does not allow employees to be replaced easily.
This is because both countries sought to have influence around the world. After the World War II, Russia sought to spread its Communism ideology in various spheres of the world whereas the Western powers, Britain included sought to spread the ideals of capitalism
gold , god and glory . they wanted to spread their religion and get rich by finding gold, they also wanted to expand their Empire trough trade with the Natives