Depression

• Give three reasons for Britains Post WWI industrial decline.

  Competition from abroad

  obsolete methods

  the failure to find new markets

  policy of free trade

  trade deficit of £114 million
• What was the impact of the Wall Street Crash?

  Banks collasped, businesses went bust, the USA called in loans.
• Which industries were affected in the UK?

  Coal, Textiles, Iron/Steel, and Shipbuilding
• In the UK unemployment in 1932 was?

  3 Million
• What was the dole?

  The name given to unemployment relief
• What was the Means Test?

  An inspection before recieving The Dole
• Why was the Means Test hated?


  It was a great strain on family life

  People felt the government cared more about saving money than helping them

  Officials could stop the dole

  Some councils were very harsh

  People hated an inspector coming into their homes and making relatives leave
• What were the hunger marches?

  Protests against the government and Means Test.
• What nickname was given to Jarrow?

  The town that died
• Why were the government suspicious of the marches?

  Links to the communist party
• What was the outcome of the Jarrow Crusade?

  The marchers gained public support but it did not stir the government into action.
• What was the name of the famous Welsh hunger march?

  The Rhondda march
• What does 'Making ends meet' mean?

  To make a small amount go as far as possible
• How did diets change during the depression?

  Buying cheaper food led to malnutrition
• Why did women suffer during the depression?

  Women often sacrificed themselves and put their families wellbeing first. National insurance usually only covered the worker, which was usually the man. Usually the first to be laid off
• How did children suffer during the depression?

  High infant death rates and high rates of disease.
• How did communities use self help during the depression?


  Many women borrowed food, clothes and money from each other. Neighbours supported each other. Communities were harsh on those who broke the rules.
• Between 1921-38 how many people emigrated from Wales looking for work?

  Just under 1/2 Million
• Where did Welsh people migrate to during the depression?


  Wealthy areas of the UK like the Midlands and South East. Also wealthy countries like Canada and the US.
• How did the government help migration during the depression?


  They created schemes and encouraged people to move to wealthier areas.
• How did cinema and radio help during the depression?

  Helped people escape the harsh reality of life. Medical support and advice was played over the radio.
• What was the Special Areas Act?

  A government policy to give companies money to more to poor areas
• Why was the Special Areas Act unsuccessful?

  Companies were reluctant to move to the poorer areas of the UK
• Why did the Midlands and the south-east have a different experience of the depression?

  New jobs, housing and infrastructure greatly helped the area