1960s Flashcards
Who became Director general of BBC in 1960
Hugh Greene
What did Hugh Greene do when appointed as Director General of BBC
transformed it
new rules on swearing and nudity
What channel was the first to broadcast regular colour channels
BBC2
When was The Sun launched
1964
Who bought the sun in 1969
Rupert Murdoch
What happened to The sun after it was bought
Grew in popularity massively
as associated with permissive attitudes of the age
What hobbies became popular
Gardening
DIY
When was Britannia Airways founded
1964
What is the significance of Britannia airways
Provided holidays to
Spain
North Africa
(new areas)
What country encouraged the development of tourist resorts
Spain
How did Spain encourage the development of tourist resorts
Two weeks in Spain cost as little as £20
30% of all overseas packages were there
What did the Anglo- French partnership develop
Concorde
When did the post office tower open
1965
Tallest building in England
What did new plays have to get a license from before 1967
license from Lord Chamberlains office
What did the Lord Chamberlain do?
demand material that contained inappropriate or immoral was removed
Which backbencher introduced a bill for theatrical censorship
George Strauss
Who supported Strausses Bill
Roy Jenkins
When was the theatrical censorship bill passed
1968
In the play hair what happened following the act
13 members of the cast were naked for 30 seconds 1968
When was the first national women’s liberation conference
Oxford February 1970
What did the national women’s liberation conference demand
Equal pay
Free contraception and abortion on request
Free 24 hour childcare
Equal education and job opportunities
What did the 1970 equal pay act do
established the principle for equal pay and work
Not in force for another 5 years
What group did Mary Whitehouse set up in 1965
National viewers and listeners assosciation
How many members did the National viewers and listeners association quickly get
100,000
What was seen in the drug culture
Permissive society
What promoted Drug culture
“Hippy lifestyle” putting an emphasis on “freelove” and “flower power”
When was the dangerous drugs act
1967
What did the dangerous drugs act do
made it unlawful to posses drugs such as cannabis and cocaine
When was the first race relations act
1965
How many complaints were handled by the race relations board in the first year
982
How many complaints were dismissed by the race relations board in the first year
734
What did a survey in North London find out about racism
1 in 5 objected to working with Blacks or Asians
When was Enoch Powell’s Rivers of blood speech
April 1968
What did a Gallup poll find about public opinion to the rivers of blood speech
75% supported what Powell said
Who was the minister of defence
Denis Healy
What did Denis Healy start
A process of spending cuts designed to bring the defence budget below 2 billion by 1970
Where was Macmillan’s winds of change speech
cape town February 1960
What did Healeys defence white paper do in 1967
Set a timetable for troop withdrawals from Adan, middle east, Malaysia and Singapore
What did Ian smith set up in Rhodesia in 1965
Unilateral declaration of independence for Rhodesia without accepting majority rule
Where did Wilson meet Smith
On HMS Tiger in December 1966 off Gibraltar
What did Ian smith do when he got back home
He retracted everything he said in the progressive meeting
What did the Ian smith situation do
Upset the common wealth and many of the Labour left wing
Made Britain look weak
What famous band took LSD
The beatles
What were the new youth groups
Hippes and Skinheads
What percentage of students were women in university in 1970
28%
What did the significant rise in immigration in the late 1960s do
Lead to a negative response
both in 1968 in terms of government policy and (in a more
extreme way) in the form of Enoch Powell’s “rivers of blood” speech, which found support from some groups.
What could employers do following the 1968 race relations act
Employers could discriminate against non white in the interests of “racial balance”
What event became a regular from 1964 onwards
Notting Hill carnival
Why was the Notting Hill carnival set up
Set up by carribbean immigrats to try and improve
How much did the youth really use drugs
Alcohol tobacco and caffeine were used more than illegal drugs
What percentage of complaints were dealt by the race relations board
10%
What was Wilsons stance on the Vietnam war
Refused milliatary action despite supporting the USA (tacit support)
Was the Labour government committed to continuing conservative policy for entering the EEC
not committed
Who fought passionately against Britain’s first application in 1962
Hugh Gaitskall
What was Harold Wilsons stance on the EEC
Preferred the Atlantic alliance and stronger links with the commonwealth
- However wanted to keep Labour united
Name 2 major Europhiles in the cabinet
Roy Jenkins
George Brown
Who was President of France
Charles De Gaulle
When did the labour cabinet agree on submitting an application to join the EEC
October 1966
What did Charles De Gaulle do in June 1967?
Put Wilson on the spot demanding assurances that Britain would detach itself from the special relationship
What was Wilsons response to De Gaulle demanding Britain to detach itself from the special relationship
Would never do this
What did De Gaulle do following Wilson not complying to demands
Used his veto against British entry
