Rhondda - 1926 and 1932
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Memories of the Rhondda valley from the 1926 general strike and the 1930's.
Extract from a programme made in 1965 looking back at the history of the Rhondda valley during the 1926 general strike and the years of the 1930's depression which led to poverty for many. Memories of efforts in the valley to alleviate some of the worst social ills of the period.
From:
The Long Street The Barren Years
First broadcast
:
15 December 1965
Teachers' notes
Age Group : 7-9
Subject : History
Topic : Twentieth century world
Keywords : Politics and economy, coal industry, industrial Wales and Britain
Notes : Further study points; How was life in the valleys in the depression of the 1930s? Research using the internet the effects of chronic poverty at the time as reflected in malnutrition and disease rates.
