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DWR Section 2
Life During the Depression
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When was the Dole introduced? | With the 1920 Unemployed Insurance Act |
| How long did the Dole last? | 39 weeks |
| When was the Means Test introduced? | 1931 |
| Who carried out the Means Test? | The Public Assistance Committees (PACs) |
| What was the average maximum allowance for a family of 2 adults and 3 children? | £1.46 a week |
| What was average maximum allowance for a family of 2 adults and 3 children raised to in 1936? | £1.80 a week |
| What was the average wage? | £3 a week |
| Who organised a march against the Means Test on London and when was it? | The National Unemployed Workers' Movement (NUWM) in October 1932 |
| When was the Jarrow March? | 1936 |
| How far was the Jarrow March? | 450km over 22 stages |
| Who closed the Palmers shipyard in 1934? | The National Shipbuilder's Securities |
| What figure did unemployment reach in Jarrow? | 80% |
| October 1932, there was a nationwide hunger march, how many took part from Rhondda? | 375 marchers |
| When did 504 marchers take part in a South Wales hunger march? | October 1936. It was backed by the Labour party |
| What did a 1936 survey in reveal about poverty in York? | 72% of unemployed lived below the poverty line |
| What did a 1936 survey reveal about hunger across Britain? | 4.5 million had an inadequate diet, 5 million people suffered from some form of deficiency. 10% of people were undernourished, 5% of children were undernourished. |
| How many people left Wales to find work between 1921 and 1938? | 440,000 |
| By how much did the population of Rhondda fall? | 18% |
| How many registered radios were there in 1939? | 9 million |
| What percentage of families owned a radio in 1939? | 75% |
| How much did radios cost? | £1-£3 |
| How many cinemas were there in Wales in 1934? | 320 |
| How many cinema admissions were there a year in the UK in 1936? | 1000 million |
| In 1938, how many cars were sold? | 2 million |
| How many electricity consumers were there in 1938? | 9 million |
| The 1934 Special Areas Act offered how much in grants to companies? | £2 million |
| As a result of the 1934 Special Areas Act, how many unemployed were trained? | 30,000 |
| As a result of the 1934 Special Areas Act, how many new firms were established? | 121 |
| As a result of the 1934 Special Areas Act, how many jobs were created? | 14,900 |
| As a result of the 1934 Special Areas Act, how much was spent by the government? | £8.4 million |
| When was the Treforest Industrial Estate established? | June 1936 |
| When did the government invest in the Treforest Industrial Estate? | 1939-1945 |
| How many jobs were created on the Treforest Industrial Estate? | 16,000 |
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