Legislation and Statistics 1918-1929 Flashcards
When were there recessions and PW booms?
Brief PW boom 1919, recession 1921
What legislation required asian and black people to register with the police before seeking work or face deportation?
1921 Alien Orders Act
What act allowed women to enter legal or civil service professions?
1919 Sex Disqualification Removal Act
When was the first birth control clinic founded and by who?
1921 Dr Marie Stopes
When did gov control end over mines?
1921
What did the 1926 Hadow Report call for?
Primary and secondary schools
When was DLG caught selling knighthoods and peerages?
1922
What did the Lewis Report 1917 call for?
- School leaving age to be raised to 14
- More practical subjects
How high was unemployment in 1921?
12%
What did the 1929 Local Goverment Act do?
Converted poor law hospitals into public hospitals
What did the 1920 Dawson Report call for?
Free and comprehensive healthcare
When were the ROTP acts?
1918 and 1928
When was the ministry of health founded?
1919
What did the TB act 1921 do?
Compulsory TB sanatoria
What act forced blacks and asians to prove british citizenship before seeking work?
1925 Special Restrictions Act
Who was the most popular singer of the 1920s?
Ivor Novello “Keep the home fires burning”
When was the wall street crash and what impact did it have?
1929 global trade contracted 66% and exports down 50%
Where was there an explosion of racist violence in 1919?
Cardiff and Limehouse
What did the 1918 Education Act do?
- School leaving age 14
- Ended fees
When was the Miner’s strike?
1926
By how much did the Liberal vote decline in the 1924 GE?
12%
What reforms did RMD pass in his first term?
1924 Housing Act - investment into cheap housing
What % of employed women were divorced, single or widowed?
84%
How was GB shipping affected by WW1?
German U boats sank 40% of shipping which accounted for 1/3 of total wealth
How was the recession of 1921 combatted?
1921 Geddes Axe - spending cuts of approximately £20 million. (75% cuts in spending) interest rates raised to 7%
Why did a speculative boom occur and what impact did it have?
Investment into ship building, cotton mills etc Share value rose from £65 million to £384 million
When was the gold standard reintroduced?
1925
How many strikes were there during WW1?
48 strikes across GB that involved over 200,000 workers
How did miners oweners respond in 1921 to miners refusing to accept pay cuts?
They locked out their workers on 1 April and used the Emergency Powers Act to send troops in case of violence
Why was the 15 April 1921 called Black Friday?
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.
What did the gov do after the miner’s striked in 1925 due to fears of a general strike?
Established an Samual Commission into the conditions of miners - offered subsidy to mine owners so they could maintain miners’ pay until 1 May 1926
When did the 1926 general strike collapse?
1906 Trades Disputes Act that gave unions legal immunity from claims of loss of profits was not applicable.
How did pit owners respond to the general strike?
Wages for miners fell and 30% of jobs were lost. Failure for miners. Trades Disputes Act 1927 - prevented sympathetic strikes and mass picketing.
How many women joined the labour party between 1918-1924?
150,000
What was the most popular form of entertainmentin 1920?
Cinema
What % of all films shown in cinema were British in 1914 and how did this change?
25% in 1914, fell to 5% in 1925
What did the 1927 Cinematograph Films Act do?
7.5% of films shown in GB had to be British
When did Talkies emerge?
1928
What is an example of a film showing divorce and a loveless marriage in the 1920s?
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.
When was the BBC formed?
1922 (British Broadcasting Company later changed to British Broadcasting Corporation) had a close relationship with the state - meant it reflected gov values
Why were races popular in the 1920s-1930s?
1920s-1930s possible to see horse races for free.
Large free areas attracted crowds of 200,000-500,000 people.
How many people attended football in 1920s-1930s?
1920s-1930s 22 million people a year attended professional football
When was the first international air service?
1919
What were cheaper alternatives to hotels?
Boarding Houses - 4000 of them in Blackpool in 1920s, became less attractive as disposable income increased
