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The Great Depression in the United Kingdom also known as the Great Slump, was a period of national economic downturn in the 1930s, which had its origins in the global Great Depression. It was Britain's largest and most profound economic depression of the 20th century. The Great Depression originated in the United States in late 1929 and quickly ...
For narratives about this time period, see Interwar Britain, United Kingdom home front during World War II, Military History of the United Kingdom during World War II, Post-war Britain (1945–1979), Social history of post-war Britain (1945–1979),
5–24 May – Yorkshire-born Amy Johnson becomes the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia (11,000 miles to landing at Darwin). [6] 28 May – the BBC Symphony Orchestra is formed as a permanent full-scale ensemble under the directorship of Adrian Boult. It gives its first concert on 22 October at the Queen's Hall, London. [7]
Britain between the Wars: 1918–1945 (1955) pp. 413–79; Raymond, John, ed. The Baldwin Age (1960), essays by scholars 252 pages; online; Skidelsky, Robert. Politicians and the Slump: the Labour Government of 1929–1931. (1967.) Smart, Nick. The National Government. 1931–40 (Macmillan 1999) ISBN 0-333-69131-8; Stanton, Philip (2000 ...
Hunger marches to London had previously taken place in 1922–23, 1929 [2] and 1930, [3] and 1927 had seen a South Wales miners' march. [4] Due to the Great Depression and mass unemployment, throughout 1932 there was a profound atmosphere of unrest across Britain with "high tension across the country", "running battles between police and demonstrators" and "violent clashes ... between the ...
The 1930s (pronounced "nineteen-thirties" and commonly abbreviated as "the '30s" or "the Thirties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1930, and ended on December 31, 1939.
Great Depression in the United Kingdom (8 P) I. Interwar Britain (2 C, 18 P) L. 1930s in British law (11 C) M. Ministers in the Chamberlain peacetime government, 1937 ...
1930 in England (5 C, 9 P) 1930 in Northern Ireland (3 C, 1 P) ... Pages in category "1930 in the United Kingdom" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of ...