Life During The Depression Flashcards
What is a coalition government
A parliamentary government where several political parties cooperate
What is the means test
Determination whether a family is eligible for g’ment assistance/ the dole
What were the officials doing the means test seen as
Insensitive and many families got offended
What did the hunger marches do
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
When was the first Rhondda hunger march
1927
When did the Rhondda hunger march ‘struggle or starve’ happen
September 5th 1931
What year did the Means test happen
1931
What was the death rate like for women between the years 1931-35
It was more than double with ages 15 and 35 years old in areas of high unemployment compared to other areas
How many cinemas were in wales in 1934
320 and 20 in cardiff
When was the first Welsh language talkie
1935
When did the Welsh team in rugby bear England and New Zealand
1935
When did boxer Tommy Farr fight American Joe Louis
1937
How many cinemas were in Britain and how many tickets sold in 1936?
4776 cinemas 23 million tickets sold per week
When did the nationwide hunger march happen and how many marchers were there
14th October 1932 2500 marchers 375 from south wales
When did the jarrow march happen and how many marchers
1936 200 men and mayor of jarrow
How many people had an inadequate diet in 1936
4.5 million people
How many people had left wales by 1941
430,000 people
When was the special areas act
1934
What was the dole
It was an unemployment and sickness benefit
What happened when the jarrows shipyard shut in 1934
64% ended up unemployed
What was the percentage of unemployed workers that live below the poverty line
72%
The was the average weekly income of an unemployed family
£1.46
How did people live
By making ends meet
How did making end meet affect women the most
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
In 1935 the death rate or infants
42 per 1000 live births
Every 3 rich children who died 8 poor children died
What poor kids more likely to catch
Bronchitis, pneumonia and rickets
How did women help themselves
Operated credit mechanisms for pawning goods and paying rent etc
Neighbours rallied together duirnjng times of crisis
And clubs for unemployed were set up
In 1939 how many radios were registered in the Uk
9 million
What was used for people who couldn’t afford to buy a radio
Hire purchase
How many British families owned a radio in 1939
75%
When was the first programme broadcasted on the bbc
1936
How much money did Tommy Farr get when he won
£10,000
How did the light industry do well in the depression
Motor vehicles and electrical goods industries did well the assembly line helps with mass products and it’s cheap, clean and efficient
How many people benefited from the treforest industrial estate
16000 people
