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How Did British Society change Between 1951 To 1964? Flashcards

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1
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How much did British industrial production increase by between 1952 to 1959?

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25%

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How much did West germanys industrial production increase by between 1952 to 1959?

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100% increase. 4 times as much as Britain’s industrial production increase

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What was the starting year of Britain’s economic boom?

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1954

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What was the major reason for the start of the economic boom in 1954?

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The ending of rationing so people could now buy as much food as they wanted without restrictions.

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Who was the PM between 1957-1963

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Harold macmillan

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What was the catalyst for the second wave of feminism?

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The book “the feminine mystique” published in 1963.

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What did the book “the feminine mystique” argue?

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The book argues that women were unfulfilled with these restricted lives.

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How many students were women in 1970?

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28%

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9
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How many women in 1970 reached managerial posts?

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5%

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10
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What was the economic positive of the NHS and the welfare state?

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It created more disposable income so people could spend more money on luxury items like washing machines and hoovers.

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11
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Why were foreign holidays becoming more common in the 50s and 60s?

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Jet planes were now more prevalent then ever before

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What were the popular UK holiday destinations

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Skegness, Blackpool, Butlins and Brighton

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What was the increase in domestic holidays between the years 1951 to 1955?

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27 million in 1951, 34 million in 1955

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What was the increase in foreign holidays between the years 1951 to 1955?

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2 million in 1951 and 4 million in 1955

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What is hire purchase?

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When you pay something in instalments or via credit.

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16
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By 1961 what % of households had a television?

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74%

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What was the affect of the television on the family?

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Parents and kids had a distanced relationship as their kids would look up to celebrities and stride to become like them and not their parents

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What % of spare income for teenagers was spent on clothes?

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75%

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When was the new commonwealth made?

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London declaration in 1949

20
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What was the new commonwealth?

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It allowed for immigration from countries that are part of the commonwealth

21
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When did the first Windrush ship come to Britain?

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21st of June 1948

22
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What % of the 210,000 immigrants that came to the UK were male?

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75%

23
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How many people had come into the country by 1950

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676,000

24
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How many people had left the country by 1950

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1.32 million

25
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When were the Notting Hill riots?

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August 1958

26
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Why did the Notting Hill riots start?

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White working class men were worried about their jobs being stolen by the immigrants.

27
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When was the race relations act passed?

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1965

28
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Between the years 1950–1960 how many people came from the West Indies?

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132,000

29
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Between the years 1950–1960 how many people came from India and Pakistan?

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72,000

30
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Between the years 1950–1960 how many people came from West Africa?

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28,000

31
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Between the years 1950–1960 how many people came from Cyprus?

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12,000

32
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How much did the ownership of TV sets rise between 1957 to 1960?

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32%

33
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How much did car ownership rise between 1957 and 1960?

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25%

34
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What was the impact of rise in sales of car ownership on British public?

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  • Car travel made new leisure and holiday activities possible (Butlins, Blackpool)
  • It also led to rise of suburbs as now people were able to commute to work.
  • Led to development of the road and motorway system across UK.
35
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Define the term ‘establishment’.

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The network of social and political elites.

36
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What was the name of two political scandals during the Conservative government of 1951-64?

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  • Profumo affair
  • Vassall scandal
37
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What were the consequences of the scandals for the Conservative government?

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It led to:
- First open criticism of the government by the press
- A rise of criticism and satire leading to creation of programs like “That was the week that was” and newspapers like Private Eye

It also supported claims that establishment was trying to hide its own mistakes.

38
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What was the Night of Long Knives and why did it undermine the position of Macmillan?

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It was a major cabinet reshuffle which took place in July of 1962.

It was extremely poorly executed and haphazard leaving a lot of confusion and discontent among politicians and public.

It exposed Macmillan as a political opportunist, not prepared to take responsibility for government mistakes.

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What was the name of the satirical magazine established in 1961?

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Private Eye

40
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What was the name of the satirical political program which debuted on BBC in 1962?

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“That Was The Week That Was”

41
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What percentage of British women were married in the 1950s?

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75%

42
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In what ways did the lives of women during 1950s improve?

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New labour-saving devices like hoovers, washing machines and fridges meant that women had more time (allowing them to go to work).

Washing machine ownership rose by 54% and fridges by 58%.

43
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In what ways did the lives of women NOT improve during the period of 1950s?

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  • Married women were expected to resign so they could focus on being homemakers and mothers
  • Women were paid less that men and were not considered able to perform certain jobs
  • They were not able to apply for a mortgage or bank account without a male guarantor.
44
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How did the lives of teenagers change during 1950s?

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  • Teenagers had more free time and disposable income
  • They became an important target group for TV and advertisement
  • Headphones meant that youngsters had more freedom in music choices.
  • Youth subcultures began to develop.
45
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How much the ownership of washing machines increase between 1957 to 1960?

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54%

46
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What industries achieved Equal Pay for women by 1960?

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Only teaching and the civil service

47
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When did the Notting Hill riots take place?

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1958

A level British History 1951-2008 (34 decks)

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