1
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What were the staple industries?
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- Textiles
- Steel
- Coal
- Shipbuilding
2
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What % of GB exports were staples in 1913?
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60%
3
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Where did Britain rank globally in staples?
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Britain was 1st but there was growing fears about competition from America and Germany
4
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What % of world shipping did world shipping own before 1914?
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About 50%
5
Q
Why could Britain be optimistic about the progress of its staple industries, even if other nations were making faster progress?
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Despite competition from Germany steel and coal output were still rising
- 1870 - 100 million tonnes of coal
- 1913 – 287 million tonnes of coal
**Germany and America had larger markets and access to raw materials so it would have been concerning if GB had been taken over by comparable countries
Britain
flashcards
Decks in class (102)
# Cards
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1.1 The 1906 election6
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1.2 New Liberalism6
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1.3 The influence of Cambell-Bannerman, Asquith, LG and Churchill0
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1.4 The position of Labour and the Conservatives0
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2.1 Staples5
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2.2 New industries5
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2.3 Agriculture0
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2.4 Trade and invisible earnings0
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2.5 Economic concerns and external competition0
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3.1 Class divisions0
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3.2 Poverty0
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3.3 Changes in taxation and the People's budget0
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3.4 Reasons for the Liberal government's social and welfare reform0
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3.5 Social and welfare reforms0
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3.6 The effect of social and welfare reforms0
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4.1 The constitutional crisis of 1909-110
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4.2 The issue of female emancipation0
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4.3 Irish home rule0
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4.4 Industrial unrest0
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5.1 Political impact of WW1 - 1915 coalition0
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5.2 LG and political division0
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5.3 Influence of the Labour party and 1918 constitution0
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5.4 Coupon election 19180
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5.5 LG coalition, policies problems and fall0
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6.1 Britain's wartime economics0
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6.2 Housing and austerity0
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6.3 TU and post-war industrial problems0
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6.4 Staples and trade0
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7.1 women0
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7.2 Franchise reform0
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7.3 Unions and labour0
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7.4 Cultural change0
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7.5 Patriotism and CO's0
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7.6 Effects of the trenches on soldiers and war poets0
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8.1 Easter Rising0
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8.2 War of independence 1919-210
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8.3 Anglo-Irish treaty 19210
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9.1 Decline of liberals0
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9.2 1923 election0
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9.3 First Labour government 19240
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9.4 Conservatives and Baldwin0
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9.5 Baldwin, Churchill and Chamberlain0
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10.1 Post-war economic readjustment0
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10.2 Coal mines0
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10.3 General strike0
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11.1 Unemployment and regional divisons0
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11.2 Women post-war0
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11.3 Media0
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11.4 Cultural reaction to war0
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12.1 The franchise extension and 'flapper vote'6
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12.2 The 1929 election7
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12.3 The new Labour government9
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12.4 The state of Britain by 19298
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13.1 The 1929 Labour government5
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13.2 Domestic policies and response to economic problems5
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13.3.1 Reasons for the National government5
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13.3.2 Policies of the National Government5
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13.4 Leadership of MacDonald, Baldwin and Chamberlain5
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14.1 Depression and the financial crisis2
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14.2 Changes to economic policy0
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14.3 Effect on industry, agriculture and trade5
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15.1 Changes in working opportunities and living standards5
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15.2 National government policies5
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15.3 Social and regional divison5
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15.4 Literary, radio and cinema; responses to the Depression8
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15.5 Social and cultural responses to the depression0
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16.1 Abdication crisis0
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16.2 Radical political groups0
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17.1 The fall of Chamberlain7
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17.2 Churchill as wartime leader7
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17.3 The Coalition government6
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17.4 Labour victory in 19455
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17.5 Attlee as Prime Minister7
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17.6 Labour ideology and aims7
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18.1 Mobilisation of resources during war7
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18.2 Post-war economic adjustment8
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18.3 Labour's post war BoP problems10
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18.4 Nationalisation7
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19.1 Conscription12
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19.2 The impact of war on women and children10
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19.3 Civil liberties and restrictions6
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19.4 Propoganda6
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19.5 The Blitz5
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19.6 Plans for reconstruction16
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19.7 The policies of the post-war Labour government19
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20.1 The festival of Britain6
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20.2 Continuing austerity6
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20.3 Labour divisions6
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20.4 Conservative reorganisation and the elections of 1950 and 19518
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21.1 Churchill, Eden and Macmillan as political leaders16
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21.2 + 21.4 Domestic policies + Consensus politics3
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21.3 Internal labour divisions5
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21.4 Consensus policies0
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22.1 The post-war boom0
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22.2 Balance of payment issues and stop-go policies0
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23.1 Raising living standards0
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23.2 The impact of affluence and consumerism0
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23.3 Changing social attitudes and behaviour0
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23.4 Class and the establishment0
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23.5 The position of women0
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24.1 Issues relating to New Commonwealth migrants and race-relations10
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24.2 Nuclear concerns and the formation of CND0
