Social developments 1914-1939 Flashcards
What occurred as a result of a fall in prices between 1918 - 1938
Increase in real wages
Greater variety of fresh food
Consumption rose 88% for fruit, 64% for vegetables and 46% for eggs
What prepackaged goods became available
Kellogg’s, Heinz and Bisto
Working class foods
Sweets, sugar, white bread, tinned foods
Percentage of food in the working class budget
Only 35% in 1938, a decrease from 60% in 1914
What did the working class spend their excess money on
Household goods like radios
Newspapers
Leisure, as working hours were falling
What leisure activities did spending increase in
Gambling, drinking and smoking
What percentage of the population was said to be in primal poverty
7%
Seebohm Rowntree
Investigated poverty in York
Percentage of total population found in poverty
18%
What was the regional division
South and Midlands were prosperous, whereas, North and West were worse off
Jarrow (North-East) unemployment rate in 1934
68%
Merthyr Tydfil (South Wales) unemployment rate in 1934
62%
St Albans (South East) unemployment rate
3.9%
Unemployment in staple industries
Far worse than the national average
Unemployment in coal in 1932
41%, compared to the national average of 23%
Unemployment in shipbuilding in 1932
59.5%, compared to national average of 22.9 %
National average of unemployment in 1932
22.9%
National average of unemployment in 1938
13.3%, decrees from 22.9% in 1932
Why did the staple industries suffer
They were inefficient and overstaffed
There was poor investment
Jarrow March 1936
A group of 200 men decided to march to London to demand the building of a new steel works after the closure of Palmer’s shipyard
How was the Jarrow March a success
It gained mass national coverage
Petition signed by 11,000
Steelworks opened in 1939
What areas of the country grew
Population in London and Coventry doubled
Population change of the East 1931-39
10.6% increase
