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Legislation and Statistics 1918-1929 Flashcards

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1
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When were there recessions and PW booms?

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Brief PW boom 1919, recession 1921

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What legislation required asian and black people to register with the police before seeking work or face deportation?

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1921 Alien Orders Act

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What act allowed women to enter legal or civil service professions?

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1919 Sex Disqualification Removal Act

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When was the first birth control clinic founded and by who?

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1921 Dr Marie Stopes

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When did gov control end over mines?

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1921

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What did the 1926 Hadow Report call for?

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Primary and secondary schools

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When was DLG caught selling knighthoods and peerages?

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1922

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8
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What did the Lewis Report 1917 call for?

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  • School leaving age to be raised to 14

- More practical subjects

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9
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How high was unemployment in 1921?

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12%

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What did the 1929 Local Goverment Act do?

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Converted poor law hospitals into public hospitals

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What did the 1920 Dawson Report call for?

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Free and comprehensive healthcare

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12
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When were the ROTP acts?

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1918 and 1928

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When was the ministry of health founded?

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1919

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What did the TB act 1921 do?

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Compulsory TB sanatoria

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What act forced blacks and asians to prove british citizenship before seeking work?

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1925 Special Restrictions Act

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Who was the most popular singer of the 1920s?

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Ivor Novello “Keep the home fires burning”

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When was the wall street crash and what impact did it have?

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1929 global trade contracted 66% and exports down 50%

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18
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Where was there an explosion of racist violence in 1919?

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Cardiff and Limehouse

19
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What did the 1918 Education Act do?

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  • School leaving age 14

- Ended fees

20
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When was the Miner’s strike?

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1926

21
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By how much did the Liberal vote decline in the 1924 GE?

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12%

22
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What reforms did RMD pass in his first term?

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1924 Housing Act - investment into cheap housing

23
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What % of employed women were divorced, single or widowed?

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84%

24
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How was GB shipping affected by WW1?

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German U boats sank 40% of shipping which accounted for 1/3 of total wealth

25
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How was the recession of 1921 combatted?

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1921 Geddes Axe - spending cuts of approximately £20 million. (75% cuts in spending) interest rates raised to 7%

26
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Why did a speculative boom occur and what impact did it have?

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Investment into ship building, cotton mills etc Share value rose from £65 million to £384 million

27
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When was the gold standard reintroduced?

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1925

28
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How many strikes were there during WW1?

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48 strikes across GB that involved over 200,000 workers

29
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How did miners oweners respond in 1921 to miners refusing to accept pay cuts?

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They locked out their workers on 1 April and used the Emergency Powers Act to send troops in case of violence

30
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Why was the 15 April 1921 called Black Friday?

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NUR and NTWF decided to go on strike in consolidation with miners. Eventually forced to give up. Accepted pay cuts that left their wages 20% lower than in 1914.

31
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What did the gov do after the miner’s striked in 1925 due to fears of a general strike?

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Established an Samual Commission into the conditions of miners - offered subsidy to mine owners so they could maintain miners’ pay until 1 May 1926

32
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When did the 1926 general strike collapse?

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1906 Trades Disputes Act that gave unions legal immunity from claims of loss of profits was not applicable.

33
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How did pit owners respond to the general strike?

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Wages for miners fell and 30% of jobs were lost. Failure for miners. Trades Disputes Act 1927 - prevented sympathetic strikes and mass picketing.

34
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How many women joined the labour party between 1918-1924?

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150,000

35
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What was the most popular form of entertainmentin 1920?

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Cinema

36
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What % of all films shown in cinema were British in 1914 and how did this change?

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25% in 1914, fell to 5% in 1925

37
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What did the 1927 Cinematograph Films Act do?

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7.5% of films shown in GB had to be British

38
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When did Talkies emerge?

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1928

39
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What is an example of a film showing divorce and a loveless marriage in the 1920s?

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1928 - The Firstborn showed an unhappy wife and unfaithful husband. Wife longed for child so adopted an unmarried hairdresser’s baby to save her from the social stigma.

40
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When was the BBC formed?

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1922 (British Broadcasting Company later changed to British Broadcasting Corporation) had a close relationship with the state - meant it reflected gov values

41
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Why were races popular in the 1920s-1930s?

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1920s-1930s possible to see horse races for free.

Large free areas attracted crowds of 200,000-500,000 people.

42
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How many people attended football in 1920s-1930s?

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1920s-1930s 22 million people a year attended professional football

43
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When was the first international air service?

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1919

44
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What were cheaper alternatives to hotels?

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Boarding Houses - 4000 of them in Blackpool in 1920s, became less attractive as disposable income increased

British History 1918-1979 (34 decks)

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