The Jarrow Crusade (hunger march)

Question 1

when was the first hunger march?

Answer 1

1905

Question 2

when did the jarrow march happen?

Answer 2

1936

Question 3

how much distance did the jarrow crusade cover?

Answer 3

450 Km

Question 4

what is the jarrow march also known as ?

Answer 4

the jarrow crusade

Question 5

by 1934 what percentage of the population were unemployed in jarrow?

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

who took part in the jarrow crusade?

Answer 6

200 men
and MP Ellen wilkinson

Question 7

where did they walk to?

Answer 7

london, 300 miles

Question 8

how long did it take them to get there?

Answer 8

8 months

Question 9

what was the end result of the jarrow crusade?

Answer 9

no assiatnce with brining new employmnet to jarrow

Question 10

what were the causes of the jarrow crusade?

Answer 10

. employment depended on palmers shipyard
. by 1930s shipyard was too small for ships being built so no jobs
. in 1934 national shipyard securities bough palmers shipyard and scrapped it

Question 11

what was the unemployment rate in jarrow from 1929 to 1933

Answer 11

3,245 to ,7178