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UNIT 1
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Mind Map on UNIT 1, created by missbotch on 30/05/2014.
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UNIT 1
EFFECTS OF THE DEPRESSION
value of british exports halved
put industrial areas in poverty
unemployment doubled to 20%
public spending cut, taxes raised
depressed the economy
HUNGER MARCHES
unemployed and workers in badly affected industries protested
regularly marched to london
organised by National Unemployed Workers' movement
tried to make a point that unemployed weren't lazy
UNEMPLOYMENT IN 1930'S
highest in coal, iron and steel, cotton and shipbuilding industries
34.5% of miners were unemployed
unemployment was not spread equally
80% new factories built in London
employment kept up in London
THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
cut benefit rate by 10%
passed laws to help the unemployed
GOVERNMENT REACTION TO UNEMPLOYMENT
government in debt
depression made it hard to borrow money
made huge spending cuts e.g. cutting wages of workers by 10-15%
MEANS TEST
allowed officials to go to benefit claimers homes to see if they were poor enough
found out family savings and earnings of benefit claimers
EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE
go at least once a week to register as looking for work and to collect money
those not on benefit had to go through means test to prove they were poor enough
PROBLEMS IN JARROW
had grown with the rise of shipbuilding but was in serious decline
Jarrow council decided to petition to parliament asking for new ships
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