11: Unemployment and regional division Flashcards
1
Q
What percentage of unemployment remained through the 1920s and why?
A
- 10-15%
- The decline in staple industries
2
Q
What widened in the 1920s? Why?
A
The disparity between the living standards in the poorest and wealthiest parts of the country due to the variations in the decline in staple industries and the growth of new industries
3
Q
Where was unemployment the highest and lowest in 1923?
A
- highest Scotland
- lowest London
4
Q
What were 3 areas of industrial growth and what industries?
A
- London: consumer industries and electrical goods
- Birmingham: motor vehicles
- Bristol: Aircraft
5
Q
What were 3 depressed areas and what industries?
A
- Wigan: cotton and textiles
- Glasgow: shipbuilding
- Jarrow: coal
