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| Won by the National Government, called after MacDonald's resignation. Samuel, leader of the Liberals, lost his seat. |
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| Seats and % of Vote secured in the 1931 General Election by National Government Candidates |
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| Coalition of all major parties established in 1931 in an attempt to tackle the economic crisis |
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| Seats won by National Conservatives in 1931 |
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| Seats won by National Labour in 1931 |
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| Seats won by National Liberals in 1931 |
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| Seats won by Independent Liberals in 1931 |
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| Seats won by Labour in 1931 |
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| Gold Standard ended after the Invergordon Mutiny over naval pay cuts forced the government to reconsider the valuation of the pound |
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| Interest rates after the Gold Standard was ended. |
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| Decline in cost of living 1930-38 |
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| Mostly developed in the South and included automotive manufacturing, electrical goods manufacturing, chemicals. |
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| Public homes built by the National Government |
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| Private homes built annually by the National Government |
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| Children estimated in poverty in the 1930s. |
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| Infant Mortality Rate in 1930s |
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| Increase in motor vehicle production 1932-1928, based in areas such as Oxford and Conventry. |
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| made in 1932, securing Imperial trade |
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| Tariff adopted from goods from outside the Commonwealth |
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| The revaluation of the pound in 1931 |
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| Income Tax in 1931 seen as necessary to balance the budget |
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| Deficit estimated by the May Committee in 1931 |
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| Chamberlain became Chancellor |
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| Passed 1934 to attempt to address mass unemployment in the worst hit areas of the UK such as South Wales and the North East |
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| Funding provided in the Special Areas Act to build water supplies, sewage disposal units, new hospital buildings and other amenities and subsequently generate work |
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| Jobs created by the Special Areas Act |
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| Workers encouraged to relocate to areas of new industry in the 1930s |
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| Workers placed on retraining courses in the 1930s |
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| Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding, Coal and Textiles which were based greatly in the Midlands, the North and Wales. They declined sharply in the inter-war period due to increasing competition and neglect of markets in WW1 |
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| Peak unemployment by 1932 |
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| Passed in 1930 establishing Public Assistance Boards to make unemployment benefit less embarrassing |
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| Reduction in unemployment benefits in 1931. However, benefits were still higher than many other countries such as the USA |
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| Passed 1934 introducing a short term contributory scheme for 26 weeks, then a long term scheme monitored by Unemployment Assistance Boards and assessed by the Means Test |
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| Introduced in 1934, which was harsh and unpopular measure of valuing the eligability of a household for benefits. |
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| Claims for benefits disallowed or reduced in the first week of the Means Test |
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| Cuts in British expenditure |
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| Two Week Paid Holiday Act |
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| 1.9 million to 1.5 million |
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| Decline in unemployment 1930-39 |
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| Population of York in poverty according to Rowntree's survey |
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| Samuelites Liberals resigned from the National Government over disagreements over free trade. The Simonites or National Liberals remained in the National Government. |
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| Labour MPs that made up the National Government after the 1935 Election |
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| Held in November, and won by the National Government. MacDonald actually lost his seat |
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| MacDonald resigns and Baldwin becomes PM |
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| Seats won by National Government in 1935/% of votes. This included the Conservative party, National Liberal and Nation Labour |
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| Seats won by Conservatives in the National Government in 1935/% of vote |
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| Seats won by National Liberals in the National Government in 1935/% of Vote |
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| Seats won by National Labour in the National Government in 1935/% of vote |
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| Seats won by Labour in 1935/ % of vote |
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| Seats won by Liberals in 1935/% of vote. The leader, Samuel, lost his seat. |
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| Passed 1937 intended to improve working conditions |
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| Passed 1938 encouraging slum clearance and establishing rent control |
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| Plans to raise the school leaving age to 15 and local government reform were abandonned due to WW2 |
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| Pursued by Chamberlain but overall a failure. Notably included the Munich Agreement in September 1938 |
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| Chamberlain resigned and the National Government ended. |
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