Life during The Depression

Question 1

Unemployment Insurance Act date

Answer 1

1920
introduced benefits

Question 2

Dole

Answer 2

Unemployment benefits
First 6 months of unemployment
15s for husband and wife and 5s per child

Question 3

Cost of living according to British medical association

Answer 3

22s for two adults and 3 children

Question 4

Means test date

Answer 4

1931

Question 5

Means test reaction

Answer 5

Unpopular
many claimed it was more about government trying to cut costs
People hated inspectors going through their homes
humiliating to reveal earnings and other private information

Question 6

What was the Means test

Answer 6

Inspectors went through homes and evaluated if you were eligible to get dole. Inspectors were part of the Public Assistance Committees

Question 7

The Jarrow Crusade dates

Answer 7

October 1936

Question 8

Causes of Jarrow Crusade

Answer 8

Against Unemployment
palmers shipyard closing
people suffered from malnutrition and illness

Question 9

How many marchers in Jarrow Crusade

Answer 9

207
Led by MP Ellen Wilkinson

Question 10

Closure of Palmers shipyard led to

Answer 10

Jarrow Crusade
Increase in unemployment up to 80%

Question 11

Jarrow Crusade not supported by National Unemployed Workers Movement (NUWM) because

Answer 11

Refused to cooperate with marches organised by the NUWM
Refused to favour any political parties

Question 12

Aims of Jarrow Crusade

Answer 12

Bid for recognition
Wanted support
Raise awareness

Question 13

Achievements of the Jarrow Crusade

Answer 13

11000 signatures on the petition
Discussed in house of commons on 5th of November 1936
met with sympathy

Question 14

limitations of Jarrow Crusade

Answer 14

Only given £1 for the train back

Question 15

other suffering areas

Answer 15

Rhondda Valley
South wales

Question 16

Poverty stats

Answer 16

70% of unemployed were below the poverty line
1936 4.5 million had diets that were inadequate
For every 1 baby that died in a rich family 8 died in a poor family

Question 17

How many people emigrated form Wales

Answer 17

440,000 people left Wales from 1921 - 1938
85% left the south of Wales

Question 18

How USA was viewed

Answer 18

Land of opportunity

Question 19

BBC set up date

Answer 19

1926

Question 20

How many licensed radio owners 1939

Answer 20

9 million

Question 21

Jazz singer date

Answer 21

1927

Question 22

cinemas in Cardiff 1934

Answer 22

20
320 in Wales

Question 23

Cinema tickets sold a week 1939

Answer 23

23 million

Question 24

BBC TV broadcast date

Answer 24

1936

Question 25

TVs in 1939

Answer 25

50 000 viewers

Question 26

3 most popular sports

Answer 26

Rugby Football Boxing

Question 27

1923 most popular car

Answer 27

Austin seven £225

Question 28

Electrical consumers between 1920 and 1938

Answer 28

rose from 730 000 to 9 million

Question 29

Special areas act date

Answer 29

1934

Question 30

What was special areas act

Answer 30

gave grants for business to move to special areas
Encouraged workers to move to these areas

Question 31

What were special areas

Answer 31

badly hit areas like north west and north east England south Wales and northern Ireland