IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE CONWAYS’ TIMES


1918 World War I concludes on November 11, with Germany’s agreement to stop fighting.


1918 The Representation of the People Act gives the vote to married women over 30 and reduces most property qualifications for men.


1919 Treaty of Versailles, led by England, U.S. and France, imposes harsh punishments and severe financial penalties on Germany.


1919 Widespread strikes in England by miners, railroad workers, and police lead to military force used against mobs.


1920- 1921 Greatest recession experienced in England, caused by war costs and decline in trade.


1926 General Strike by over 2 million English workers lasts 9 days but ends with no gains for labor.


1927 The Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act makes widespread general strikes illegal.


1928 Representation of the People/Equal Franchise Act lowers the voting age for women to 21 and removes remaining property qualifications for men to vote.


1929 Stock Market Crash destroys not only the U.S. but also England and European countries dependent on American loans.


1930- 1931 The Great Slump (England’s term for The Great Depression) hits England’s economy the hardest, although it begins to recover a year later.


1933 Adolf Hitler comes to power in Germany, with a program to reverse the Versailles Treaty.


1936 Abdication of King Edward VIII, who gives the crown to his brother George IV in order to marry his American mistress Wallis Simpson.


1936 Hitler’s Germany re-militarizes the Rhineland. England tries to cooperate with the Germans, hoping to delay armed conflict.


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