- de pression ▁levels , ▁they ▁recovered ▁slightly . ▁ ▁Un emp loyment ▁began ▁a ▁mod est ▁fall ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁fell ▁further ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁but ▁the ▁rise ▁in ▁employ ment ▁levels ▁occurred ▁mostly ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁where ▁lower ▁interest ▁rates ▁had ▁sp ur red ▁the ▁house ▁building ▁bo om , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁sp ur red ▁a ▁recovery ▁in ▁domestic ▁industry . ▁The ▁North ▁and ▁Wales ▁remained ▁sever ely ▁de pressed ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁In ▁sever ely ▁de pressed ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country , ▁the ▁government ▁en act ed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁policies ▁to ▁stim ulate ▁growth ▁and ▁reduce ▁un emp loyment , ▁including ▁road ▁building , ▁lo ans ▁to ▁ship y ards , ▁and ▁tar iffs ▁on ▁steel ▁imports . ▁These ▁policies ▁helped ▁but ▁were ▁not , ▁however , ▁on ▁a ▁sufficiently ▁large ▁scale ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁huge ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁un emp loyment ▁levels . ▁ ▁R ear m ament ▁and ▁recovery ▁Since ▁Britain ’ s ▁deb t ▁was ▁ 1 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁G DP ▁economic ▁recovery ▁was ▁difficult . ▁The ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁recover ▁more ▁quickly ▁than ▁other ▁countries ▁that ▁were ▁equally ▁as ▁developed , ▁because ▁their ▁economic ▁growth ▁had ▁been ▁st agn ant ▁for ▁some ▁time . ▁This ▁meant ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁exponential ▁growth , ▁as ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁did , ▁leaving ▁them ▁with ▁less ▁room ▁to ▁fall . ▁Due