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20th Century Flashcards

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Who discovered penicillin?

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Alexander Flemming

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What is Alexander Fleming known for?

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Discovering penicillin in 1928

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Which two people researched penicillin further and were the first to test it on a human?

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Flory and Chain

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Who were Flory and Chain?

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Two people who:
- Researched penicillin further and were
- The first to test it on a human

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5
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How did penicillin end up being mass produced?

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During WW2 the US government paid drug countries to manufacture it so it could be used to treat soldiers

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What problems are there now from antibiotics?

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The overuse of antibiotics has lead to many bacteria becoming resistant

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7
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Give one example of a bacteria that has become immune to antibiotics

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MRSA

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8
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Give 3 examples of alternative medicine

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  • Acupuncture
  • Hypnotherapy
  • Hydrotherapy
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9
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Give 3 examples of surgical advancements from WW1

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  • X-rays
  • Blood transfusions
  • Plastic surgery
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10
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Who pioneered plastic surgery?

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Harold Gillies

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11
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What development in blood transfusions happened in WW1?

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First blood banks were set up

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What development in blood transfusions happened in WW2?

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Blood could be dehydrated into plasma and stored in wallets instead of bottles

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13
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When were different blood groups discovered?

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1901

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14
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Name 3 modern surgical methods

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  • Laser surgery
  • Radiation therapy
  • Keyhole surgery
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15
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What is laser surgery?

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Surgery were tissue is cut with lasers, usually for eye surgery

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16
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Why is laser surgery good?

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It is very precise

17
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What is keyhole surgery?

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Surgery where only a small incision is made

18
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What is radiation therapy?

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Cancer treatment that uses high doses of radiation to kill cancer cells

19
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What problem with soldiers was there in the Boer War?

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40% of volunteers were deemed unfit to serve

20
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What is Charles Booth known for?

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Investigating poverty in London

21
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What were Booth’s findings in his report?

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  • 31% of Londoners were living in poverty
  • 85% of poverty was due to unemployment and low wages
22
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What is Seebohm Rowntree known for?

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  • Investigating poverty in York following Booth’s report
23
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What were Rowntree’s findings in his report?

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28% of York was living in poverty

24
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List 5 principles of the Liberal Social Reforms

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  • Free school meals
  • Medical checks in schools
  • National insurance introduced
  • Pensions introduced
  • Sick pay & unemployment pay
25
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When was The Beverage Report published?

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1942

26
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What was William Beverage known for?

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Producing The Beverage Report

27
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What did Beverage say in his report?

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  • People should be free of the Five Giants of Poverty
  • The government should take charge of social security from the cradle to the grave
28
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What were the 5 Giants of Poverty?

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  • Ignorance
  • Want
  • Disease
  • Idleness
  • Squalor
29
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What did The Beverage report lead to?

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The introduction of the welfare state

30
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What did Booth and Rowntree’s reports lead to?

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The Liberal Welfare Reforms

31
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What did the Welfare State include?

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  • Introduction of the NHS
  • Introduction of benefits
  • Free universities
32
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When was the NHS set up?

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1948

33
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Who implemented the NHS?

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Aneurin Bevan

34
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What was the general concept of the NHS?

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Healthcare that was free at the point of delivery

35
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What are the modern problems with health in the 21st century?

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  • People eat too much
  • People drink too much alcohol
  • This has lead to more people who are obese or have heart disease

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