20th century Britain

characteristics of 20th century

1901-2000
growing cities, more science and tech
stress due to wars affected health

Class in the 20th century

upper and middle still had more time
cricket saw all classes mixing
boxing done by lower, funded by upper

The great depression

1929-1932
economic downturn due to losses after WW1
unemployed people so not paid
loss of jobs lead to teams going bankrupt

Gender in 20th century

crowds mainly male
more teams formed so higher participation

Law and order in 20th century

sport now televised
cruel sports gone
spectators now paid to watch sport

Education in 20th century

Grammar schools - more academic
Secondary modern schools - GCEs
Secondary technical schools - teach industry

1944 education act

stated schools should develop students physically and morally aswell

Time and money in 20th century

time - more time available due to better working hours
money - better paid jobs, more money

Space in 20th century

school facilities used
all available space used
pubs, grass, public baths, allotments

Transport in 20th century

became more accessible
cars, trains, coaches, planes
teams had their own private transport
live games more accessible to fans