B - 1939-1951 Flashcards

1
Q

Conservative posts to Labour posts during the war

A

52 - 16

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2
Q

Amount of the electorate voting for the first time

A

20%

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3
Q

Amount of debt by the end of the war

A

£4200 million

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4
Q

A

Drop of exports in manufactured goods

A

60%

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5
Q

Initial loan from the US

A

£5000 million

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6
Q

Coal exportation drops during the Fuel Crisis

A

20%

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7
Q

Amount of Marshall Aid

A

£13 billion

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8
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Increase of exports amd volume change by ‘50

A

80% between ‘46-‘50

Volume of exports was 50% higher than in ‘37

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9
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Restrictions - wages and inflation

A

1% real wages and inflation less than 3% between 45-50

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10
Q

Growth in TU membership

A

6.3 million to 8.9 million

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11
Q

Devaluation

A

£1 = $2.8

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12
Q

Women in the civil service

Women in auxiliary branches

A

350,000

500,000

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13
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Beveridge report sales

A

600,000 copies

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14
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Amount of dentists for people

A

10,000 dentists for 47 million people

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15
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Amount of houses built by Labour

A

1.5 million, 250,000 prefabs

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16
Q

1942 - Want, Squalor, Idle, Disease, Ignorance

A

Beveridge Report

17
Q

1944 - 11+, meritocratic system of education

A

Butler Education Act (1944)

18
Q

1945 -The allowance was not paid for the first child but for every subsequent one, the original amount being 5 shillings a week.

A

Family Allowances Act

19
Q

1946 - Made national insurance universal

A

National Insurance Act

20
Q

1946 - Injury benefit for six months, disability benefit for the permanently injured, and a death benefit for dependents.

A

Industrial Injuries Act

21
Q

1946 - Built new towns such as Stevenage, Brixton etc.

A

New Towns Act

22
Q

1948 - National Insurance contributions and were ‘without resource’.

A

National Assistance Act