Legislation and Statistics 1930-1939 Flashcards
When did Britian come off the gold standard?
1931
When was the Holidays with Pay Act?
1938
How many seats did Labour gain in the 1935 General Election?
154 seats
How were working class women disproportionately affected by childbirth?
1939 WC women 2X as likely to die during childbirth
What was the consensus surrounding healthcare in the 1930s?
That healthcare was inefficient
What was the Pioneer Healthcare Centre in Peckham?
People paid 1 shilling for annual health check ups
What was the 1931 National Economy Act?
10% in unemployment benefit and means test for the long term unemployed
What was the 1934 Unemployment Act?
Means test for the LT unemployed, had to reapply for benefits after 6 months, reversed 10% cut
What does the 1935 suspension on unemployment cut demonstrate?
The popular desire for a welfare state
How many of the WC were still in school after the age of 13 in 1939?
13%
What act allowed women to obtain a divorce if either partner had been unfaithful or deserted after 3 years?
1937 Matrimonial Causes Act
When was the first Butlins in Skegness?
1936
When was the Emergancy Medical Service founded?
1939
How did the economy recover after 1934?
Real incomes rose 19% Industrial production up 46% GNP up 23% Exports up 28% Unemployment down by 8.5%
What was the Battle of Cable street in 1936?
BUF against CPGB over anti semetism
What did the MP Neil Mcclean find in 1935?
White chefs paid £20 a month while asian and black chefs paid £5 per month
What groups fought for the rights of minorities?
International African Service Bureau
CPGB
How many people went to see the Ryder cup (golf) in 1933?
50,000
When did the BBC broadcast football on the radio live?
1936
How many people were transported by coach in 1936?
Coaches transported 82 million passengers to rural parts of GB
How milion cars were on the road in 1939?
2 million
How many people visited the lake district in the 1930s?
72,000 people visited the lake district in 1930s
Why were caravans popular in 1934?
90 models of caravan, as living standards rose, more people bought caravans.
What made car travel easier in the 1930s?
Mersey Tunnel 1934 and Great North Road 1939 results of increasing car ownership
How did road accidents increase in the 1920s-30s?
1926-1939 - 124,000 car crashes in GB = 4800 deaths
Motorists caused 80% of deaths
When did it become possible to fly to Austrailia?
1932
What race related strikes occured in the 1930s?
Regional strikes organised in 1930s by CPGB in protest of NUS forcing somali and asian workers out of jobs in South Tyneside
What did the League of Coloured Peoples find?
80% minorities had been unemployed for a prolonged period compared to 30% of whites
How much tax revenue did cinema generate in 1937 and how did this compare to football?
1937 - tax on cinema tickets yielded £5.6 million vs tax on football tickets £470,000
What does the Great Game reflect from 1930?
Centrality of football in people’s lives
What music genres were introduced and became popular during the 1930s?
Jazz and Swing, 20,000 dance bands in GB by 1930, influenced by US music
What race riots occurred in the 1930s?
Cardiff race riot 1935 due to great depression and lack of jobs
What % of people owned their home in 1938?
1938 - 32% owned their own home
What emerged after 1933 and where?
Light industries like the production of household appliances grew in the South East of England and these more prosperous areas experienced a consumer boom.
How did disparity in living standards show in the 1920s-30s?
1932 - London and the southeast faced unemployment rates of 11% compared to almost 40% in Wales
How did some areas prosper after WW1 while some declined?
1932 12% of those in electrical appliance manufacture were unemployed compared with up to 70% of those engaged in ship building.
By how much did electric cooker sales increase 1930-1935?
300%
What evidence is there of a consumer boom?
1930 - 200,000 vacuum cleaner sales a year - rose to 400,000 in 1938
How was trade union membership affected by the great depression?
8 million in 1922 to 4.5 million in 1932. TUs unable to alleviate the conditions of these areas
What happened when there was a shortage of skilled workers during the war?
Control of Employment Act 1939 - semi skilled workers to undertake formerly skilled jobs. Skilled workers were exempt for military service
What state was the economy in in 1931?
GB economy shrank by 5% but main problem was keeping the pound on the Gold Standard through spending cuts and high interest rates
What happened to the economy in the summer of 1931?
Rumours that budget would be unbalanced - US banks panic sold their reserves of the pound. Pound fell in value.
How did the NG help those hit the hardest by the depression in 1934?
Special Areas Act - Identified Tyneside, south Wales, Cumberland + Scotland as regions in need. Only small investment was made - ineffective
When was the first TV broadcast?
1936
How many people watched tv by 1939?
20,000
