Wilderness Years: 1930s Context Flashcards
1
Q
Which party won the 1929 election?
A
Labour
2
Q
What US event in 1929 caused the Great Depression?
A
Wall Street Crash
3
Q
How many people were unemployed in Britain in 1932?
A
2.5 million
4
Q
Unemployed men from which town in the North-East England carried out a “hunger-march” to Parliament in 1936?
A
Jarrow
5
Q
Who led the British Union of Fascists?
A
Oswald Mosley
6
Q
What name was given to the British government in the 1930s?
A
National Government
7
Q
Who was the Prime Minister 1929-35?
A
Ramsay MacDonald
8
Q
Who was the Prime Minister 1935-37?
A
Stanley Baldwin
9
Q
Who was the Prime Minister 1937-40?
A
Neville Chamberlain
10
Q
What policy was introduced by the government to help determine the level of benefit a family might receive?
A
The Means Test
