4C - Leisure and Travel, 1918-1945

Question 1

Why did football, rugby and other sports have an important social function in life?

Answer 1

Boosted morale

Question 2

What sports did the WC like?

Answer 2

football

Question 3

What sports did the MC like?

Answer 3

cricket/tennis/golf/show jumping

Question 4

What did an increase and leisure time mean for sport?

Answer 4

WC supporters could attend matches

Question 5

Why did audience for sporting events grow?

Answer 5

Audiences for sporting events grew rapidly with introduction of tv and radio

Question 6

Why were races popular in the 1920s-1930s?

Answer 6

1920s-1930s possible to see horse races for free.

Large free areas attracted crowds of 200,000-500,000 people.

Question 7

How many people attended football in 1920s-1930s?

Answer 7

1920s-1930s 22 million people a year attended professional football

Question 8

When did football, rugby, cricket and other sports struggle to continue in deprived areas?

Answer 8

During GD - nearly all rugby league clubs outside Yorkshire and Lancashire close due to low attendance

Question 9

How many people went to see the Ryder cup (golf) in 1933?

Answer 9

50,000

Question 10

When did the BBC begin to broadcast live football and what impact did it have?

Answer 10

1936 - Radio broadcasts strengthened participation in football and helped it to develop its audience

Question 11

Why did sports stadia close during WW2 and how long did this last?

Answer 11

Due to fears of being bombed. Demand led to them reopening. Military able to form highly talented teams.

Question 12

What form did sports taking during WW2?

Answer 12

Sports tended to take the form of charity games during the war: May 1943 - 55,000 attended a football match at Chelsea which raised £8000 for charity.

Question 13

Who were tourist facilities geared towards in 1918?

Answer 13

Few WC people took holidays. Geared towards the UC e.g pricey seaside hotels, spa resorts and leisure facilities such as golf courses.

Question 14

What was a popular holiday venture among the UC in 1918?

Answer 14

Sailing - people went to seaside resorts for the good of their health

Question 15

Where did the UC go if they went abroad in 1918?

Answer 15

Few people went abroad and tended to go to exclusive locations like the French Riviera or for tours of art galleries and museums in Italy and Greece.

Question 16

Why did tourism grow in the 1930s?

Answer 16

• 1937 Holidays with Pay Act

- Growth of cars - not dependent on trains

Question 17

How many people were transported by coach in 1936?

Answer 17

Coaches transported 82 million passengers to rural parts of GB

Question 18

How milion cars were on the road in 1939?

Answer 18

2 million

Question 19

What destinations were popular for hikers, campers and caravanners?

Answer 19

Scotland, Lake District and North Wales - 72,000 people visited the lake district in 1930s

Question 20

What were cheaper alternatives to hotels?

Answer 20

Boarding Houses - 4000 of them in Blackpool in 1920s, became less attractive as disposable income increased

Question 21

When and where was the first Butlins?

Answer 21

First one in Skegness in 1936, promised a holiday for a weeks wages, declined in 1970s as holiday goers wanted a more individual experience and foreign holidays grew

Question 22

What happened when Butlins marketed to teenagers?

Answer 22

Butlins tried marketing to teenagers during their decline = scandals of teenage sex, drinking, vandalism and antisocial behaviour ruined reputation

Question 23

Why were caravans popular in 1934?

Answer 23

90 models of caravan, as living standards rose, more people bought caravans. Caravanning possible due to increase in car ownership and growth in suburban living with more homes having driveways.

Question 24

How did horse carriages decline after WW1?

Answer 24

Shift from horse drawn carriages, 200,000 in 1923 and 12,000 in 1937

Question 25

Why was there a decline in tram usage after WW1?

Answer 25

As town and city councils switched to buses instead

Question 26

How many cars on the road 1934?

Answer 26

2.5 million

Question 27

What made car travel easier in the 1930s?

Answer 27

Expansion of road networks in 1930s

Mersey Tunnel 1934 and Great North Road 1939 results of increasing car ownership

Question 28

How did road accidents increase in the 1920s-30s?

Answer 28

1926-1939 124,000 car crashes in GB = 4800 deaths
Motorists caused 80% of deaths
1934 - 7343 deaths

Question 29

What act was passed to counter road accidents?

Answer 29

Road Traffic Act 1930

Question 30

What interrupted car production?

Answer 30

WW2. Production lines used to build aircraft. War placed restrictions on the amount of petrol that could be used. This continued until 1950

Question 31

When was the first international air service?

Answer 31

1919

Question 32

What happened in the airline industry in 1924?

Answer 32

4 major companies joined to be Imperial Airways with gov subsidies to encourage development of routes to empire countries

Question 33

When did it become possible to fly to Austrailia?

Answer 33

1932