The Era Of The Great War #14: New Industries In The 1920s Flashcards
How did Scotland’s geography create much difficulty in the 1920s?
- much of it was not connected to the electric to grid, making it hard to power factories
- others were too far away from good transport links
What was prohibition?
(Banning of alcohol) USA
When was prohibition introduced in the USA?
1920
Why did prohibition have a negative impact on Scotland?
Fewer orders for whisky caused problems in distilleries
What did some companies do to tackle failure?
Merged to have fewer workplaces, to attract more work
How did the government tackle unemployment?
Offered loans to companies set up in areas of high unemployment
What did post-war unemployment lead to?
Fears there might be a violent revolution in Britain
How did the government offer help to Brits who moved elsewhere with in the empire to work?
Free travel, land
Many jobs appeared with the introduction of…
New industries
Example of new industries
Car manufacturing
Examples of car manufacturing companies
Halleys & Arrol Johnson
Example of a new car produced
‘Victory’ (Arrol Johnston)
What did the Albion Motor Company build?
Buses & lorries
Where was Harland & Wolff based?
Glasgow
What did Harland & Wolff build?
Diesel engines to power their ships
When was the Grangemouth oil refinery opened?
1924
Who opened the Grangemouth oil refinery?
Anglo-Persian oil
Work also began to build what in Scotland?
A British electricity grid
Where was the first ‘grid tower’ (pylon) built?
Edinburgh
What did the rise of electricity in homes mean?
That people could afford more luxury goods
What did factories in the south of England make?
Vacuum cleaners & electric irons
Where were sewing machines made?
Clydebank
Where were most heavy industries that emerged in Britain based?
In south, for from Scotland
Why were most heavy industries based in the south?
- better electricity connection
- closer to customer
What other industries also saw change in the 1920s?
Insurance companies
Example or insurance firm
General Accident insurance firm in Perth
Example of how the General Insurance company expand in the 1920s?
They had a deal to insure every Morris Minor car
New farming technologies
Tractors
What new food did farms produce?
Soft fruit (like strawberries) and poultry
