1930s
Who was on the throne in the UK in the 1930s?
George V (1910-1936)
Edward VIII (Jan - Dec 1936)
George VI (1936-1952)
When did women over 21 get the vote?
1928
What classes are presented in Atonement?
Working Class - Robbie, his mother & the servants
Upper Middle Class - The Tallis Family & Paul Marshall
Where would middle and upper class boys go to school in 1935?
Private schools which had to paid for
When was the First World War?
1914-1918
What economic event in 1929 affected people worldwide?
The Wall Street Crash led to The Great Depression
What job did most working class women do in 1935?
Domestic service
What jobs did upper middle class people (men and some unmarried women) do?
Civil service jobs, the BBC, senior roles in the police and armed forces, management roles in businesses, professional roles like doctors, lawyers and senior teachers, etc
What age did most girls and boys leave school in 1935?
Fourteen years old
When did Hitler come to power and what year did the Second World War start?
1933 and 1939
Who made a fortune providing chocolate to the troops while also making war machinery?
Cadburys
Were women allowed to petition for divorce in the 1930s?
YES - they could petition for divorce on the grounds of adultery, cruelty, desertion and insanity. But only since 1923.
What were the lower classes associated with?
crime and immorality
Could women get a degree from Cambridge in 1935?
No - this was not granted until 1948
Was there support for Hitler in England?
The British thought they could work with Hitler. They signed the Anglo-German Naval Agreement in 1935 which gave Hitler the power to expand his navy.
Who was the prime minister in 1935 and which party did he lead?
Stanley Baldwin from June 1935 - Ramsay McDonald before this. Both were leaders of the Conservative Party. Baldwin won the General Election in November.
What was the marriage bar?
It stopped married women working. It was made illegal in the UK in 1975.
How did working people try to flag up the deprivation caused by high unemployment in the 1930s?:
Hunger marches, from the industrial north of England to London, sought to bring home to the wealthy the plight of those without work.
What did most girls learn at school in the 1930s?
Basic Maths and English. But also how to complete domestic chores such as washing, ironing, cleaning and sewing.
What was Dunkirk?
338,000 troops were rescued from Dunkirk after Hitler halted his attack. It helped British morale and helped the troops survive to fight another day.
What does the phrase 'torches of freedom' mean?
"Torches of Freedom" was a phrase used to encourage women's smoking by exploiting women's aspirations for an equal life. Cigarettes were described as symbols of emancipation and equality with men. Smoking was seen as a habit that was corrupt and inappropriate for women.
Could women have a bank account in 1935 in England?
It wasn't until 1975 that women could open a bank account in their own name.
What enabled social mobility in England in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
Education and the creation of new industries and new occupations (prompted by the Industrial and Technological Revolutions).
What kind of education would Mrs Tallis have had?
She would have been educated at home with a governess. It would have been designed to train her to be a wife, mother and running a household.
What do women do in the WW2?
They worked as welders, machinists, and riveters. Women also drove trucks, cleaned houses, flew planes, organized fundraisers, treated patients, grew crops, broke codes, and took care of children. Hundreds of thousands of them joined the armed forces.