Austerity Britain 1945 -54 Flashcards
1
Q
Bread rationing
A
1946
2
Q
Sweets rationed
A
1942 + 1953
3
Q
Census
A
1951
4
Q
Poorest crowded into inadequate homes
A
7 million without water supply
10% no electricity
5
Q
Police widely respected example
A
The Blue Lamp
6
Q
How many said they had no sexual relations before marriage
A
Half married population
7
Q
Class poll 1948
A
2% upper
28% Middle
46% working
8
Q
How many believed in God according to mass observation - 1937
A
70%
9
Q
How many went to church?
A
17% - de churched population
10
Q
NHS
A
1948
11
Q
Divorce laws
A
1969
12
Q
Divorce rate rose due to wartime strains of relationships
A
6000 to 60,000 (1939 to 1947)
13
Q
How many homes had a wireless receiver?
A
90%
14
Q
Example of influencing patriotism on radio
A
Monarchs Christmas message since 1932
15
Q
Programmes on the bbc radio
A
The light programme
Third programme
Home service
