How many people were unemployed by 1932?

How many people were unemployed by 1932?

• A. 1 million
• B. 3 million
• C. 4 million
• D. 2 million

Answer: (B)

During the worst years of the Great Depression, jobs disappeared as demand collapsed across industry. In Britain, this hardship peaked around 1932, when about three million people were unemployed. This figure captures the scale of the crisis at its height and fits the historical record for the era. The other options are not in line with how severe unemployment became by that year—the peak was not at one million, two million, or four million, but around three million.

During the worst years of the Great Depression, jobs disappeared as demand collapsed across industry. In Britain, this hardship peaked around 1932, when about three million people were unemployed. This figure captures the scale of the crisis at its height and fits the historical record for the era. The other options are not in line with how severe unemployment became by that year—the peak was not at one million, two million, or four million, but around three million.