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13 - Political Developments
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- 1Who lead the 1929 Government?Ramsay MacDonald
- 2What acts did the 1929 government put in place?Housing Act (1930) - subsides
Coal Mines Act (1930) - working day reduced to 7.5 hours
Land Utilisation Act
Agricultural Marketing Act (1931)
London Transportation Bill (1931) - under public corporation - 3What impact did the Wall Street Crash have?Export values fell by 50%
3 million were unemployed by 1932
A banking crisis in 1931
May Committee suggested a budget cut of £120 million - 4Why was the National Government created?Banking Crisis in 1931 led to Snowden and MacDonald pushing for budget cuts
Cabinet would only accept £56 million and Trade Unions rejected any
MacDonald went to George V to resign but was persuaded to for NG, seen as a traitor - 5What were the National Government's economic policies?1931 election - Doctor's Mandate
Came off Gold Standard
Cuts and Means testing
Tariff reform - 6What were the National Government's industrial policies?Special Areas Act (1932)
1937 Factory Act
1938 Holidays with pay Act
Rearmament from 1936 (fear of Nazis) but also appeasement under Chamberlain
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