4 The Impact of Boom, crisis and recovery 1918-1939 Flashcards
Boom 1918-1920
boom 1918-1920
buisinesses moved back to peacetime production, so BOOM
- but, this was not regulated
- By the end of 1920 there were 1m unemployed, 1/3 of which were ex-servicemen
regional differences
decline of heavy industry
machinery was outdated, there was a huge impact on the areas where this was concentrated.
- liverpool, clydeside, durham, south wales
regional differences
economic gap worsened by
the depression
regional differences
southeast vs wales
unemployment 11% vs 40%
economic crisis in the 1920s
living standards
cut due to growth in unemployment
economic crisis in the 1920s
electrical appliance manufacturers vs shipbuilding
12% vs 70% unemployed.
economic crisis in the 1920s
young women
could obtain jobs as teaches or nurses.
-resented by men
economic crisis in the 1920s
unemployment in the 1930s
never fell below 1m
hunger
1933 survey
suggested unemployment were not enough to provide the minimum diet suggested by the ministry of information.
- mothers would ensure fathers ate first
- bread, margarine, tea for most meals
- food priority over clothes, homes, posessions, so these were often in turmoil
living standards improvements
after 1933
light industries grew in the south east
living standards improvements
1938 vacuum cleaner + electrical cooker sales
400,000 vacuum cleaner sales.
300% increase in sales of electric cookers 1930-1935
living standards improvements
homes
- electrified
- new housing estates
living standards improvements
people moved from
overcrowded terraces to suburban council housing
living standards improvements
1938 population owned a home
32%.
10% in 1914 :0
living standards improvements
consumer gooods
- growing consumer goods market
- m and s + sainsburys encouraged this
- young people spent money on clothes, records, going to dances, and day trips
- wider variety of food (fresh fruit) improved diets.
