Britain- The Depression Flashcards
1
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The depression 1929-34
A
The stock market crash in oct. 1929 begins economic depression which affects the entire work as the US was the largest importer of goods it damaged britains economy too
2
Q
The Jarrow crusade
A
Workers from Jarrow in the northeast marched to London in 1936 to protest the poverty and deprivation suffered under the depression
They occurred all over Britain during the 1930’s and were known as the “hunger marches”