Hunger marches
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The Hunger marches were a series of marches held in the 1930s during The Great Depression in the United Kingdom
to protest against hunger and unemployment in the United Kingdom
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The 1932 Hunger March
, which started in Scotland, gained 100,000 marchers and ended in a riot in Hyde Park
London
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Great Depression in the United Kingdom
The Great Depression in the United Kingdom, also known as the Great Slump, was a period of national economic downturn in the 1930s, which had its origins in the global Great Depression...
to protest against hunger and unemployment in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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The 1932 Hunger March
National Hunger March, 1932
The National Hunger March of September–October 1932 was the largest of a series of hunger marches in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s.-Background:...
, which started in Scotland, gained 100,000 marchers and ended in a riot in Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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