Britain During The Depression 1929-1939 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryChanges in British society during the 20th centuryGCSEWJEC Created by: PhoebeCreated on: 30-05-13 15:29 General Strike 1926 1 of 24 Wall Street Crash 1929 2 of 24 Great Depression 1930's 3 of 24 King Edward VII visited Wales 1936 4 of 24 The dole managed by Unemployment Assistance Board from 1934 5 of 24 Jarrow Crusade 1936 6 of 24 Government threatened to cut benefits February 1935 7 of 24 Protest against low wages and poor conditions in Risca 1934 8 of 24 Wales rugby team beat England and All Blacks 1935 9 of 24 Tommy Farr's unsuccesful fight for World Heavyweight Championship against American Joe Louis 1938 10 of 24 radio came of age 1930's 11 of 24 BBC Welsh Region gave a radio boost 1937 12 of 24 First tv programmes broadcasted to viewers from ALexandra Place 1936 13 of 24 TV 50,000 viewers by 1939 14 of 24 The film Proud Valley released 1939 15 of 24 National grid supplying electrical power o all regions 1933 16 of 24 The Special Areas Act 1934 17 of 24 new up-to-date steelworks located at Ebbw Vale 1938 18 of 24 Thousands migrated from Wales to America, Australia and New Zealand 1920's 19 of 24 emigration abroad ceased and thousands of unemployed workers and their families moved from Wales to more prosperous areas of England 1929 20 of 24 estimated 430,000 people left Wales !920's and 1930's 21 of 24 England country of contrasts 1930s 22 of 24 Special Areas Act meant new industries in North Wales and Ebbw Vale 1934 23 of 24 Government spent money on rearming and arment factories built in Bridgend 1930s 24 of 24
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