NI Economic and Social Policies (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Principle: NI taxation/services aligned with UK
Principle: NI taxation/services aligned with UK
Parity
NI payment to Britain for defence & central govt services
NI payment to Britain for defence & central govt services
Imperial Contribution
Year of Wall Street Crash
Year of Wall Street Crash
1929
% of NI workforce in agriculture (1920s)
% of NI workforce in agriculture (1920s)
26%
Typical size of NI farms
Typical size of NI farms
Less than 30 acres
First NI Minister for Agriculture & years served
First NI Minister for Agriculture & years served
Edward Archdale, 1921-1933
Minister for Agriculture after Archdale
Minister for Agriculture after Archdale
Basil Brooke
Linen workers: 1920 to 1924 numbers
Linen workers: 1920 to 1924 numbers
74,000 to 55,000
Location of Harland & Wolff shipyard
Location of Harland & Wolff shipyard
Belfast
Shipbuilding workers: 1920 to 1934 numbers
Shipbuilding workers: 1920 to 1934 numbers
20,000 to 2,000
Year Ulster Industrial Development Association established
Year Ulster Industrial Development Association established
1929
% of Belfast in absolute poverty (1939 survey)
% of Belfast in absolute poverty (1939 survey)
36%
Houses built in NI 1921-1939
Houses built in NI 1921-1939
8,000
Year of Outdoor Relief Strike
Year of Outdoor Relief Strike
1932
Date NI Parliament officially opened by James Craig
Date NI Parliament officially opened by James Craig
23 June 1921