Who was Prime Minister during the Jarrow March?

Who was Prime Minister during the Jarrow March?

• A. Neville Chamberlain
• B. Stanley Baldwin
• C. Ramsay MacDonald
• D. Winston Churchill

Answer: (B)

Knowing who held the Prime Minister’s office in 1936 places the Jarrow March in its proper political moment. The march began in October 1936 as a protest by unemployed workers from Jarrow, and the person leading Britain at that time was Stanley Baldwin, who was PM from 1935 to 1937 as part of the National Government. This means Baldwin was the head of government during the march. Ramsay MacDonald had been PM earlier (1931–1935), so he isn’t the correct period for the event, while Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill led Britain later (Chamberlain in 1937–1940, Churchill from 1940 onward).

Knowing who held the Prime Minister’s office in 1936 places the Jarrow March in its proper political moment. The march began in October 1936 as a protest by unemployed workers from Jarrow, and the person leading Britain at that time was Stanley Baldwin, who was PM from 1935 to 1937 as part of the National Government. This means Baldwin was the head of government during the march. Ramsay MacDonald had been PM earlier (1931–1935), so he isn’t the correct period for the event, while Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill led Britain later (Chamberlain in 1937–1940, Churchill from 1940 onward).