The coming of the Depression Dates

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The heavy industries in particular had been struggling since
1918
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the crisis of
1929
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In the mid-?????, coal cost 65p per tonne to produce in the USA compared to £1.56 in Britain.
1920s
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steelmaking to an end in Ebbw Vale in
1929
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part of the steelworks in Dowlais closed in
1930
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British governments tried to encourage free trade between countries in the
1920s
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Between 1929 and ???? exports from Britain fell by half.
1931
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6 per cent of the population were unemployed in
1929
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which increased to 15 per cent by
1932
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What year was the means test introduced
1931
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what year was the Import Duties Act made?- was designed to protect British industry. Tariffs were meant to help British industries as they would make non-UK goods more expensive, and so ideally people and companies would just buy UK goods instead.
1932
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the crisis of

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1929

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In the mid-?????, coal cost 65p per tonne to produce in the USA compared to £1.56 in Britain.

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steelmaking to an end in Ebbw Vale in

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part of the steelworks in Dowlais closed in

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