History Britain 50s

Question 1

When was food rationing ended

Answer 1

July 1954

Question 2

By 1955 was full employment achieved
how many unemployed

Answer 2

Full employment was achieved
200,000
less than 1%

Question 3

In the run up to the 1955 election what did Butler do

Answer 3

Boosted conservative prospects with a give away budget that provided middle classes with 134 Million in tax cuts
resulting in people feeling more affluent and a growth in consumerism

Question 4

When was the EEC created

Answer 4

1955

Question 5

what percentage of western Europe’s oil imports passed through the Suez

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

Why did Colonel Nasser nationalise the Suez canal

Answer 6

To provide finance required for the Aswan dam after the USA and Britain pulled out from planning to invest

Question 7

What did Eden see Nasser as

Answer 7

An “Evil dictator”

Question 8

Where did England, France and Israel have a top secret meeting at

Answer 8

Sevres France

Question 9

When was the plan to invade Suez carried out

Answer 9

29th October

Question 10

What did the intervention in Suez cause in Britain

Answer 10

Storm of political protest in Britain, public opinion split, Labour party opposed

Question 11

What happened to Eden following the Suez crisis

Answer 11

Reputation fatally damaged, forced to resign

Question 12

What was the consequence of the Suez crisis for Britain

Answer 12

Britain’s position in the world had a fundamental reassessment
Inability of the UK to act without at least the tacit support of the USA
The UKs position as a major world power was put under doubt

Question 13

What was the Mau Mau rebellion

Answer 13

Violent nationalist uprising against British colonial rule, information about brutal treatment about brutal treatment of captives held at the Hola prison camp badly damaged Britain’s reputation

Question 14

Which country was the first to be granted independence and when

Answer 14

Kenya 1957

Question 15

When/Where was Macmillans “winds of change” speech

Answer 15

February 1960 in Cape town

Question 16

What did Macmillans “Winds of change speech” signify

Answer 16

signified change in policy
calling for decolonisation and recognition of independence movements

Question 17

How many went to Butlins for a holiday each week

Answer 17

60,000

Question 18

what % of the population went on holiday abroad in the 1950s

Answer 18

less than 2%

Question 19

When was ITV launched

Answer 19

1955

Question 20

Why was there a surge in ownership of consumer goods in the 1950s

Answer 20

Hire purchase

Question 21

Between 1957 and 1959 how much did the percentage of households owning a TV increase

Answer 21

32%

Question 22

Between 1957 and 1959 how much did car ownership increase by

Answer 22

25%

Question 23

What did the increase in car ownership lead to

Answer 23

Improved infrastructure(roads) including the novelty of motorways.
works for the Preston bypass began in 1958
Work for the M1 completed soon after

Question 24

What was the “satire boom”

Answer 24

Large impacts through satire
Private eye established a loyal following

Question 25

Who were the “angry young men”

Answer 25

Group of writers who rebelled against traditional theatre and literature showcasing bleak bitter and sarcastic work.
John Braines play “Look at the top”

Question 26

What was the average age of marriage in the 1950s?

Answer 26

21

Question 27

What percentage of woman were married

Answer 27

75%

Question 28

What was family allowance

Answer 28

weekly benefit paid to women for each child to help ensure that women didnt have to work

Question 29

When was equal pay for teachers achieved
equal pay for civil servants?

Answer 29

Equal pay for teachers in 1952
Equal pay for civil servants in 1954

Question 30

When did the Empire Windrush come to England

Answer 30

May 1948

Question 31

How many were on Windrush

Answer 31

492 migrant workers

Question 32

What was the significance of Windrush

Answer 32

A symbol of a new period of African Caribbean immigration to England

Question 33

How many people were migrating out of England and how many in

Answer 33

1.25M coming in
1.92M leaving

Question 34

What were the 1958 Notting hill riots

Answer 34

Large mobs of white youths attacked African carribeans, police response exacerbated already strained relations

Question 35

Which politicians encouraged hostility towards African Caribbean’s.

Answer 35

Oswald Mosley- leader of British Fascism
He used the 1959 election a platform for repatriation(returning someone to their place of origin)

Question 36

When did boys no longer have to take part in the national service

Answer 36

1960

Question 37

What % of the population were teenagers in 1959

Answer 37

10% of the population

Question 38

Who were the Teddy boys

Answer 38

Most obvious youth subculuture aeen as a worrying phenomenon

Question 39

What play showed new social issues

Answer 39

Sapphire in 1959 portraying sex, violence and racial tension

Question 40

What book did penguin books publish and what did it cause

Answer 40

Lady chatterleys lover which was a sexually explicit novel that resulted in a high profile court case under the obscenity act that penguin won and 2 Million copies were sold

Question 41

When did food rationing end

Answer 41

July 1954