Positives after WWI

Telephones and new technology

Nightclubs

Public Transport

Women got the vote

Women began to earn money

Better transport- more holidays and leisure time

Better housing

Construction lines- mass production is faster

Globalisation- bigger businesses

Easier food production

Long dresses replaced- more practical for women

Richer businesses

Cinemas made accessible to all

Dance halls

Go to beaches

Workweek cut

Women more independent

Birth control introduced- work instead of having children

Exercise and fitness groups

Sports teams got larger

British Legion for ex-servicemen

Courses and classes introduced by charities to help get jobs

Negatives after WWI

No help/work for injured veterans- homeless and begged

Thousands of ‘shell-shock’ (PTSD) veterans

Millions of disabled soldiers

Families struggling and hard to find jobs

Weaponry factories took time to change

Childcare hard to find

Construction lines boring

Less jobs available- women in work

Gap of wealth grew

Inflation got worse

Men faced rejection in jobs- replaced by women during the war

Inadequate pensions and jobs for government

Government useless