Inter-war Economics

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List the governments between the wars and their dates
Lloyd George Coalition 1916-1922, Conservatives 1922-1923, Labour Dec '23 to Oct '24, Conservative 1924-1929, Labour 1929-1931, National Government 1931-1939
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What was the key economic trend between 1918 and early 1921? How did this end?
Post-war boom, ended in the economic slump between 1921 and 1923
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How did the economy trend between 1934 and 1939? What interspersed this period? When was this?
1934-1939 Boom, interspersed by the 1937-1938 blip in the UK's GDP
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Give 3 reasons for the post-WW1 boom
Civilian industries restocking, lots of pent-up demand, industry expanded to meet domestic demand, exports to aid post-war reconstruction
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What caused the 1921-1923 bust?
Staple-industries were hugely over-producing, coal exports were replaced by oil, lost many of our wartime markets, unemployment well over 2 million by 1921
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What was the key economic trend between 1918 and early 1921? How did this end?

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Post-war boom, ended in the economic slump between 1921 and 1923

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How did the economy trend between 1934 and 1939? What interspersed this period? When was this?

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Give 3 reasons for the post-WW1 boom

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What caused the 1921-1923 bust?

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