Economic Depression
How many British soldiers were killed in WW1?
750,000
In Depressed areas like Lancashire and South Wales what problems marked the depression they were going through?
High unemployment and infant mortality
What attempt did the government make in 1925 to fix the economy but only served to damage trade?
Fixed the value of currency and the exchange rate.
What happened in 1926 that caused a general strike among miners?
Wage Cuts
By how much did the national debt multiply?
10
What year did the Wall Street crash occur?
1929
The first wave of short term unemployment benefits were given out under what policy?
The National Insurance Act
What were the striking miners backed by?
Trades Union Congress
What particular industry that Britain was famous for did they begin to fall behind in comparison to international competition?
Ship building
What percentage of people living in the Midlands and South East retained their jobs?
75
After the NIA failed to assist unemployed people what did the government begin to provide?
Dole
What commission enquired into the dispute between miners and their employers?
Samuel Commission
How long did the economic depression last (answer like this xxxx-xxxx)?
1920-1939
Give the percentages in 1932 for unemployment in a) Ship building b) Iron and Steel c) Cotton.
60, 50, 40
What did Winston Churchill Write about the miner strike?
'The Strike is intended as a direct hold-up of the nation to ransom'
What education act was abandoned due to government cutbacks?
Fisher Education Act
Which countries did Britain lose its cotton markets to?
China and India
How many people were living below the poverty line in 1935?
31
What Organisation was set up to undermine further strikes?
Organisation for the Maintenance of Supplies
List 2 housing acts introduced to house the working class.
Greenwood Housing act and Addison Housing Act