How significant a problem was unemployment in the inter war years in Britain?
Title: How significant a problem was unemployment in the inter war years in Britain? Category:History / War & Conflicts Details: Words: 1084 | Pages: 4.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
How significant a problem was unemployment in the inter war years in Britain?
How significant a problem was unemployment in the inter war years in Britain?
The First World War had a massive impact on Britain's economy. The outdated economic models in place were not sufficient to sustain a blow of such magnitude. Not only this but the empire that formed such a pillar to that economy began to diminish. Consequently the economy was left in ruins. Between 1914 and 1938 the amount of cotton processed in Britain fell by 66%. The coal and ship building industries suffered to a lesser …showed first 85 words of 1084 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 1084 total…economy one can apply a degree of context to the numbers if only with a measure of caution. None the less unemployment certainly affected a huge number of people, regions, towns and cities. An official government source from 1932 put the total at an understated 3 million. But it clear it was further reaching than this.
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