The Jarrow Crusade

Question	Answer
What was the main industry in Jarrow during the 1930s?	Shipbuilding
Why were the people of Jarrow unhappy?	Almost all the workers in Jarrow worked at Palmers shipyard. When this closed down in 1934, unemployment reached a high of 64%
What was the NUWM?	National unemployed workers' movement
What was the march named as a 'crusade'?	They wanted to make sure it wasn't political. The aim was to give the march more respectability.
How did the government react to the crusade?	The crusde reached London on Saturday 31st October. The government simply refused to see Ellen Wilkinson, MP for Jarrow the the time. The cabinet had issued a statement disapproving of all marches, whatever their particular purpose.
What did they gain?	Not much really. The marchers didn't receive any benefits during the march, and this left their families poorer than ever. However an MP, Sir John Jarvis, took an interest In Jarrow and set up a small steel works there. This only employed 200 men, but gave the government an excuse to ignore Jarrow.

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