Britain Between the Wars

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

Interwar period marked by social & political transformation

Britain forced to rebuild society traumatised by loss & economic strain

Over 700,000 British soldiers lost, economy burdened with debt

20’ & 30’s decades of fluctuating stability by progressive reform & economic stagnation

Question 2

1920’s

Answer 2

Political shifts, franchise through RPA broadening democratic participation

Rise of Labour party reshaped political landscape challenging traditional dominance of Cons & Liberals

Still economic hardship, 1926 General Strike epitomised class tensions

Question 3

1930’s

Answer 3

Great Depression intensified Britain’s economic hardship

Unemployment over 20% in some areas

Also saw growth in certain sectors such as expansion of suburbia

Politically, appeasement emerged, foreign policy under leaders like Neville Chamberlain, reflecting economic constraint

Question 4

Conclusion

Answer 4

Despite challenges, interwar years not devoid of hope

Culture flourishing in cinema alongside advances in social policy & housing indicated a society trying to modernise

Britain between wars was a nation caught between decline & renewal in the loom of another global conflict