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How Severe Was The Impact Depression Had on British Society in 1930's.
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KALEEM SAJAD 12D 03/11/03 How Severe Was The Impact Depression Had on British Society in 1930's. With the collapse of Wall Street, in the summer of 1929, the early years of the thirties saw worldwide depression. In Britain unemployment rose from 1 to 2 million in 1930 and to nearly 3 million in 1932. This has led to a mythical perception of a distraught society in Britain in 1930'2. Therefore I will examine on how severe the effects of the depression really were on British Society. In Britain, the worst effects of the depression were felt hardest by the traditional staple industries of coal, iron, steel and shipbuilding. These industries had been in decline for some time but the effect of the depression was to accelerate this downturn. This was not helped by the government policy, which kept an over-valued pound on the gold standard and therefore made British exports increasingly expensive....
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