Life During The Depression

Question 1

What is a coalition government

Answer 1

A parliamentary government where several political parties cooperate

Question 2

What is the means test

Answer 2

Determination whether a family is eligible for g’ment assistance/ the dole

Question 3

What were the officials doing the means test seen as

Answer 3

Insensitive and many families got offended

Question 4

What did the hunger marches do

Answer 4

It was for people to protest against poverty marches like the jarrow march gained publicity and sympathy from many but could be argued it had very little impact on the government

Question 5

When was the first Rhondda hunger march

Answer 5

1927

Question 6

When did the Rhondda hunger march ‘struggle or starve’ happen

Answer 6

September 5th 1931

Question 7

What year did the Means test happen

Answer 7

1931

Question 8

What was the death rate like for women between the years 1931-35

Answer 8

It was more than double with ages 15 and 35 years old in areas of high unemployment compared to other areas

Question 9

How many cinemas were in wales in 1934

Answer 9

320 and 20 in cardiff

Question 10

When was the first Welsh language talkie

Answer 10

1935

Question 11

When did the Welsh team in rugby bear England and New Zealand

Answer 11

1935

Question 12

When did boxer Tommy Farr fight American Joe Louis

Answer 12

1937

Question 13

How many cinemas were in Britain and how many tickets sold in 1936?

Answer 13

4776 cinemas 23 million tickets sold per week

Question 14

When did the nationwide hunger march happen and how many marchers were there

Answer 14

14th October 1932 2500 marchers 375 from south wales

Question 15

When did the jarrow march happen and how many marchers

Answer 15

1936 200 men and mayor of jarrow

Question 16

How many people had an inadequate diet in 1936

Answer 16

4.5 million people

Question 17

How many people had left wales by 1941

Answer 17

430,000 people

Question 18

When was the special areas act

Answer 18

1934

Question 19

What was the dole

Answer 19

It was an unemployment and sickness benefit

Question 20

What happened when the jarrows shipyard shut in 1934

Answer 20

64% ended up unemployed

Question 21

What was the percentage of unemployed workers that live below the poverty line

Answer 21

72%

Question 22

The was the average weekly income of an unemployed family

Answer 22

£1.46

Question 23

How did people live

Answer 23

By making ends meet

Question 24

How did making end meet affect women the most

Answer 24

They were first to be sacked and national insurance usually only covered the worker which would normal be the man this meant women and children were also not covered for medical treatment

Question 25

In 1935 the death rate or infants

Answer 25

42 per 1000 live births
Every 3 rich children who died 8 poor children died

Question 26

What poor kids more likely to catch

Answer 26

Bronchitis, pneumonia and rickets

Question 27

How did women help themselves

Answer 27

Operated credit mechanisms for pawning goods and paying rent etc
Neighbours rallied together duirnjng times of crisis
And clubs for unemployed were set up

Question 28

In 1939 how many radios were registered in the Uk

Answer 28

9 million

Question 29

What was used for people who couldn’t afford to buy a radio

Answer 29

Hire purchase

Question 30

How many British families owned a radio in 1939

Answer 30

75%

Question 31

When was the first programme broadcasted on the bbc

Answer 31

1936

Question 32

How much money did Tommy Farr get when he won

Answer 32

£10,000

Question 33

How did the light industry do well in the depression

Answer 33

Motor vehicles and electrical goods industries did well the assembly line helps with mass products and it’s cheap, clean and efficient

Question 34

How many people benefited from the treforest industrial estate

Answer 34

16000 people