Edexcel - The Depression in Britian

Edexcel GCSE History - Britain 1931 to 1951 - Sources

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1. A National Government was set up to try and reduce unemployment. This was a coalition government made up of three parties, Conservative, Liberal Democrats and Labour. Who led this government?

  • Wiliam Beveridge
  • Ramsay MacDonald
  • Aneurin Bevan
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2. This National Government came up with two main veiws: The Traditional View and Spend,Spend,Spend View. True or False?

  • True
  • False

3. What was the Traditional View?

  • The government should do little to help the economy and the depression will revive itself when world trade increased.
  • Government spending would kick start the economy and provide jobs.

4. Public spending cuts were introduced and the government decided to come off the Gold Standard. What was the Gold Standard?

  • Where the pound had been valued against the British gold reserves.
  • How much gold Britain had.
  • A high standard of living.

5. To try and prevent the economic crisis happening again the government passed the Import Duty Act.True or False?

  • True
  • False
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