21 Facts About Interwar Britain

Interwar Britain sees the famous literary pessimism of the 1920s as misplaced, arguing there were major positive long-term consequences of the war for British society.

Interwar Britain sees a decline of deference toward the aristocracy and established authority in general, and the weakening among youth of traditional restraints on individual moral behaviour.

Interwar Britain adopted a more democratic stance that crossed class lines and brought the monarchy closer to the public.

Interwar Britain sent in 40,000 soldiers as well as newly formed para-military units—the "Black and Tans" and the Auxiliaries—to reinforce the professional police.

Interwar Britain appeared hard working and became widely admired by the people of Britain and the Empire, as well as "The Establishment".

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Interwar Britain invariably wielded his influence as a force of neutrality and moderation, seeing his role as mediator rather than final decision maker.

Interwar Britain thereby gave highly visible support to the morale of ordinary workers and servicemen.

Interwar Britain set up living memorials to honour and expand the king's lifelong belief in the physical, moral and social benefits of recreation and sports.

Multiple negotiations were held in the 1930s, but a strong reactionary movement in Interwar Britain, led by Winston Churchill, blocked the adoption of reforms that would satisfy Indian nationalists.

In Palestine, Interwar Britain was presented with the problem of mediating between the Arabs and increasing numbers of Jews.

Interwar Britain had suffered little physical devastation during the war but the cost in death and disability and money were very high.

Interwar Britain began to look on a restored Germany as an important trading partner and worried about the effect of reparations on the British economy.

Interwar Britain maintained close relationships with France and the United States, rejected isolationism, and sought world peace through naval arms limitation treaties, and peace with Germany through the Locarno treaties of 1925.

At the Washington Conference Interwar Britain abandoned the Two power standard - her long-time policy of paramount naval strength equal to or greater than the next two naval powers combined.

British military leaders warned that Germany would win a war, and Interwar Britain needed another year or two to catch up in terms of aviation and air defence.

Unlike Germany, Canada and Australia, Interwar Britain had not experienced a boom in the 1920s, so the downturn was less severe and ended sooner.

Interwar Britain went off the gold standard, and suffered relatively less than other major countries in the Great Depression.

Interwar Britain served as bishop of Manchester and York, and in 1942 became Archbishop of Canterbury.

Interwar Britain advocated a broad and inclusive membership in the Church of England as a means of continuing and expanding the church's position as the established church.

Interwar Britain continued to think of itself as a Christian country; there were few atheists or nonbelievers, and unlike the continent, there was no anti-clericalism worthy of note.

Interwar Britain needed a strong stabilising partner—a role Mrs Simpson was unable to provide.