Topic One Flashcards
How long did ww1 last
1914-1918
When was dole set up?
Aim?
Dole set up in 1918. For war workers and soldiers who couldn’t get jobs straight after war
What new industries?
What did they create?
Which areas
Car and electrical goods
More jobs
South and west of England
What did those in worse off areas do?
Protested, petitions, wrote to newspapers and individually to government
NUWM - what were their protests called?
When?
Aim?
Hunger marches
1921
Emphasise point that unemployed not lazy but needed more than benefits
Where unemployment highest?
Industries + places
Coal, steel, iron, cotton and shipbuilding
North and east of England and Scotland and Wales
How many of the factories were in London
80%
What was the issue for coal industry?
+ve and -ve
Most factories ran on electricity so didn’t help coal industry. But new jobs created in London
When did Labour come into power
1929
August 1931 - what did gov set up?
Prove what ?
A means test to prove benefits claimant was poor enough because many people claiming benefits
Why did most ministers not accept?
Demeaning, humiliating
End of 1931- national gov cut unemployment by how much? What set up ?
19%
Means test
Deal with N.I benefit ?
How long?
If paying N.I contributions, no means test, benefits for 15 weeks
Dole was less? What deal ?
Dole was for those who hadn’t paid N.I contributions, or already had 15 weeks benefit. Had to pass means test
When was special areas act announced? How much given? Where ? Problem?
1934
2 million to places with worst unemployment
Money wasn’t enough + in worst areas industry already collapsed so couldn’t apply for money
