Chapter 3- social developments Flashcards
what was the festival of Britain
event held in 1951 to display Britains recovery from the war
what are examples of new towns built in the 1950’s to replace pre-war slums
Harlow in Essex
Kirkby on Merseyside
how did mens weekly wages change from 1951-1961
rose from £8.30 to £15.35
what was a problem with British housing
people living in council houses and rented accomodation substantially outnumbered those who privately owned houses
what was introduced that helped the populace to buy goods such as refrigerators
hire purchase
what was launched in 1955 that changed advertising
ITV
how did the number of households with TV’s change from 1957-59
rose by 325
how many TV sets were in use by 1960
10 million
what percentage of the population watched TV every night by 1960
50%
how ddi car ownership change from 1957-59
rose 25%
how many miles of new main road were built or upgraded from 1959-62
1200
how did total yearly car production increase from 1948-60
went from 500,000 to 1.2 million
how many people holidayed each week to Butlins in the 50’s
60,000
how much of the population went on foreign holidays in the 50’s
less than 2%
at the 1951 election what percentage of the middle class voted tory
80%
at the 1951 election what percentage of the working class voted labour
65%
what did the Suez crisis reveal about the government
its tendency to lie and manipulate the population
what did the ride of CND encourage
tendency to challenge the government
what was the establishment
term for informal networks that linked political and social elites. included politicians, civil servants and the aristocracy etc,. relied heavily on background- for example most went from an elite private school to Oxford or Cambridge before entering a position of power- sometimes called the ‘old boys network’
what were examples of the ‘satire boom’ of the 60’s
Private eye grew popular
That was thew week that was debuted in 1962
beyond the fringe debuted in 1961
what did social scientists Anthony Sampson provide evidence of in 1961
Britain’s ‘class-ridden society’
who were ‘the angry young men’
group of writers et up in the late 50’s that weaponised the arts to attack the establishment and upper classes
what are examples of plays by thew angry young men
Look back in anger by John Osborne
Room at the top by John Braine
what was the average age for a woman to get married at in the 50’s
21
what percentage of women were married in the 50’s
75%
how many women went out to work in 1951
1 in 5
what was the family allowance
a weekly benefit paid for each child in a family- supported nuclear families and meant women dint have to work
what was introduced for female teachers in 1952
equal pay
what was introduced for female civil sdervanrs in 1954
equal pay
how did the number of households with a washing machine and fridge change from 1957-59
WM- 54% increase
fridge-58% increase
what was one hotpoint washing machine model called
‘the liberator’
how many immigrants arrived from the commonwealth in 1948
250,000 including the empire wind rush
how many commonwealth immigrants had settled in Britain by 1958
210,00
how many immigrants came to Britain in the 50’s
676,000
how many brits left to live abroad in the 50’s
1.32 million
what was the total immigration in the 60’s
1.25 million in
1.92 million out
what did Nottingham youth go on in August 1958
‘n….. hunts’
what happened at the notting hill riots
fighting broke out at notting hill between afro-carribean pop[ulation and white population- police intervened but showed racial discrimination in doing so
who was Oswald Mosely
the leader of Britain racism who ran for a seat in Kensington North (which included notting hill) in 1959- located for the policy of repartriation
what act was passed in 1962
commonwealth immigrants act
what percentage of population were teens in 1959
10%
what was the key subculture in the 1950’s
teddy boys
why were teddy. boys seen as a problem
linked to delinquency and increasing crime rates
what were the two key subcultures by the end of the 50’s
mods and rockers
what happened at Clacton, Margate and Brighton in 1964
clashes between mods and rockers- fighting went on for two days
what are examples of literature that pushed boundaries
Sapphire 1959
A clockwork Orange 1962- Anthony Burgess
A taste of Honey- 1958 Shelagh Delaney
why did penguin books cause a storm in 1962
published ‘lady chatterly’s lover’ which sold 2 million copies
who lead protests against ‘immorality and depravity’
Mary Whitehouse
