1951-64 specific information and key terms Flashcards
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individualism
emphasis on the rights and freedoms of each citizen as opposed to collectivising power of the state
mixed economy
a system in which the private and public sectors of the economy both operate
real wages
the purchasing power of the earnings when set against prices
mod cons
short for modern conveniences: central heating, vacuum cleaners, refrigerators and washing machines
property owning democracy
a society in which people are encouraged to become homeowners on the principle that the ownership of the property is a necessary part of democracy
common market
a trading system between equal states with the minimum amount of regulation
special relationship
Churchill’s term to describe the common values that the US and Britain had which made them natural allies
unilateralists
those who believed that Britain should give up its atomic weapons without waiting for a multilateral agreement between the nuclear powers to do so
CND
campaign for nuclear disarmament
apartheid
in theory, the notion of seperate and equal development for different racial groups in South Africa
rise in the average weekly wage of the adult male
from £8.30 in 1951 to £18.35 in 1964
rise in sales of private cars
from 1.5 to 5.5 million between 1951-64
how many houses did the Conservative’s commit to building each year in this period
300 000
how many new houses were built between 1951-64 and how many were private dwellings
7 million, 60% were private dwellings
what did unemployment peak as in 1963
878 000 unemployed
what was Italy and Britain’s industrial growth rate and
Britain: 2.3% and Italy: 5.6%
principles announced in the Conservative’s 1947 ‘industrial charter’
- Kensyian economics
- mixed economy
- need for a welfare state
(shift to the left after their landslide defeat in the 1945 election)
how much was spent on defence by 1964
10% of GDP, £1.7 billion
key features of Butskellism 1951
- mixed economy
- cooperation with unions
- welfare state
- commitment to defence
- keynsian economists
who was housing minister at the start of the period
Harold Macmillan
how much did real wages increase by in this period
from £8.30 to £18.35
what was the tripartite system
all children took the 11+ which allocated themi a place within the three school system (grammar, technical and modern)
where did the series of race riots in 1958 break out
London, Nottingham and Bristol most notably
what was the name given to the groups of violent white youths that recalled the fashions of King Edward VII
Teddy Boys
