The inter-war period

Question 1

What happened in 1929?

Answer 1

The world entered the “Great depression”

Question 2

What year did the world enter the Great Depression?

Answer 2

1929

Question 3

Which UK industry was badly affected by the Great Depression?

Answer 3

Shipbuilding

Question 4

What type of industries developed inspite of the Great Depression in 1930s?

Answer 4

New industries

e.g.: automobile and aviation

Question 5

How did car ownership numbers change between 1930 and 1939?

Answer 5

Doubled

From 1M to 2M

Question 6

What contributed to increase in car numbers between 1930 and 1939?

Answer 6

Great Depression resulted in prices generally falling so that those in work had more money to spend

Question 7

Which prominent UK writers gained fame during the inter-war period?

Answer 7

Graham Green

Evelyn Waugh

Question 8

Which economist published influential new theories in the 1930s

Answer 8

John Maynard Keynes

Question 9

What year did the BBC start radio broadcasts?

Answer 9

1922

Question 10

What year did the BBC start a regular television service?

Answer 10

1936