History A-Level
Jarrow Crusade
What Jarrow Crusade means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Jarrow Crusade
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
An orderly, town-backed march of 200 marchers in October 1936 carrying a petition to Westminster after the town's shipyard closure caused mass unemployment.
Topics that use Jarrow Crusade
- Paper 3, Option 34.2: Poverty, public health and the state in Britain, c1780–1939 - 5 Depression and the dole: poverty in the inter-war years, 1920–39 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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- Global economic interdependence
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- Means testing and poverty
- Publicity and public opinion
- Regional depression and special areas
- Regional economic disparity
- Unemployment and poverty
- Unemployment insurance and assistance
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