Depression Specific Facts And Detail Flashcards
When was the means test introduced?
1931
Who encouraged the government to spend more money for jobs to get out of the depression?
Oswald Mosley - Labour MP
John Maynard Keynes - Famous Economist
David Lloyd George - Leader of Liberals
When was the dole cut?
How much was it cut by?
1931
10%
How much per week was the dole before the 10% cut?
What stat supports how little this was?
15s (75p) for a man and wife (per week)
5s (25p) for each child (per week)
British Medical Association estimated 2 adults and 3 children needed at least 22s (£1.12) a week for food only.
When was the wall Street crash?
29th October 1929
When was the special areas act?
1934
What was the special areas act?
It identified 4 areas of England with the highest unemployment and set aside £1,000,000 to try and get businesses to move to those areas.
How many people left Wales during the 1920s and 1930s to go and look for work?
440,000
In 1932 how many people were unemployed in Britain?
3 million
In the worst hit areas what percentage of people were unemployed?
70%
