Changing Living Standards

Question 1

Housing in the Inter-war year

Answer 1

Decent new Homes could be purchased for £450 in London

Question 2

How many electrifications unemployed and how many ship builders Unemployed

Answer 2

1932 12% of electrtions unemployed wilst 70% of ship builders unemployed

Question 3

How much did the sales of vacuum cleaners increase and how much did the sale of electric cookers increase?

Answer 3

From 200,000 vacuum cleaners 1930 to 400,000 every 8 years

Question 4

What was the New Towns Act 1946

Answer 4

This built news towns . Created 14 new towns such as Telford

Question 5

What was consumer spending, credit and choice

Answer 5

In 1957 Britain spent just over £1 billion on consumer goods rising to £1.5 billion to 1960

In 1955 only 17% of homes had a washing machine but 11 years later it was 60%

Consumer credit allowed poor people to purchase goods

Question 6

What was consumer spending, credit and choice

Answer 6

In 1957 Britain spent just over £1 billion on consumer goods rising to £1.5 billion to 1960

In 1955 only 17% of homes had a washing machine but 11 years later it was 60%

Consumer credit allowed poor people to purchase goods

Question 7

Poverty during the 1960s

Answer 7

In 1966 there were 12,000 homeless

1967 8 million below the poverty line

In 1963 Manchester had 80,000 slum houses