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Impact of WW2 on Britain Flashcards

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Why did the American GI’s interact with everyone in British communities?

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They had a very limited sense of the class system in America

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Why were American GI’s very popular with British girls?

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They were well paid so could afford the best clubs and restaurants

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Around how many British women became GI brides and moved to USA after the war?

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80,000

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4
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How were black people treated in America at the time?

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Badly

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5
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Describe the treatment of black people in UK during the war

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They were treated well

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6
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How did the British people react to white Americans treatment of African Americans GI’s?

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The local people criticised the white Americans for the way they treated the African American GI’s

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7
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Before GI’s from America came to UK, which countries did troops come to England from?

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  • New Zealand
  • India
  • Canada
  • Australia
  • the West Indies
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8
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Where were the prisoners of war in UK after the war from?

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  • Germany

* Italy

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9
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Where were the biggest group of prisoners of war captured?

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In North Africa

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10
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Why did the German prisoners of war increase after 1944?

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Due to the UK’s advance across Europe

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11
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How many total Italian prisoners of war were captured?

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157,000 Italians

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12
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How many total German prisoners of war were captured?

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402,000 Germans

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13
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How did prisoners of war have a better quality of life than average Brits?

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They were allowed the same rations as the soldiers, thy received medical care and received small wages for their work

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Why did so many prisoners of war choose to stay in Britain after the war even though they were at war with them?

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It was better than returning to Germany, possibly even the communist east of Germany

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15
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Why did the poles come to England?

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As Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the best way to get Poland back was to join the UK and fight the nazis with Britain

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16
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What did all women over 20 have to register for?

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Registered for work at a labour exchange

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17
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What were the exceptions of women having to register at the labour exchange?

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  • if they were ill
  • pregnant
  • had small children
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18
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Where were women over 20 sent to work during the war?

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In industry or auxiliary armed forces

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19
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How many hours a week were some women recorded as having worked on plane assembly lines?

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80-90 hours a week

20
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What percentage of married women and single women were working in industry or in the forces by 1945?

A

80% of married women

90% of single women

21
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What were women’s main roles in the countryside?

A

Looking after the evacuees

22
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Other than working in industry or the forces, or looking after evacuees, how did women help the war efforts?

A
  • air raid wardens

* fire officers

23
Q

What did the TUC ensure about women and men?

A

They were treated the same as men

24
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What did the government and employers introduce for working women with children?

A

Flexible working arrangements, shift work and job shares, nurseries

25
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Why did reconstruction efforts increase after the war?

A

To repair damage from bombs

26
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Why did Britain need a stronger work force after the war?

A

Reconstruction efforts needed to be increased

27
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How did Britain encourage a stronger work force after the war?

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  • women were encouraged to work by government campaigns to stay in the labour market
  • inviting migrants from British colonies to fill the work shortages
28
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How far did attitudes to women change after the war?

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  • they had more work opportunities
  • but they were simpler jobs
  • managers assumed women couldn’t do harder jobs
  • despite government propaganda encouraging women to join the services
  • war time recruitment posters emphasised glamour and being feminine
29
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When did American GI’s start arriving in Britain?

A

1942

30
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Why were most schools in urban areas closed during the war?

A

It was expected that most children would be evacuated to rural areas with their teachers

31
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How many city kids were evacuated?

A

50%

32
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What did the poor city children who didn’t evacuate miss out on?

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  • education
  • school meals
  • medical inspections
33
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Why did vandalism and petty crime increase during the war?

A

Because the schools were closed so the children were bored

34
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What happened to the schools in the urban areas as the war progressed?

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The government realised the disruption of schooling so they reopened some of the schools, but faced a shortage of teachers

35
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Why did the evacuees health benefit from the war?

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They generally ate better than when they lived in the cities, even though there was rationing, as this helped them to better their diets

36
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Name 5 short term effects of evacuation

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  • big change for the evacuees from urban to rural life
  • evacuees were separated from their families
  • some were treated badly
  • many mothers in the cities were concerned
  • freed up mothers time for vital war work
37
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Name 2 long term effects of evacuation

A
  • saved many lives

* the shock of returning home was a lot

38
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Name 5 ways life improved in Britain after the war

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  • wages increased
  • working hours decreased
  • more people owned their homes
  • more people owned their cars
  • more people owned TVs
39
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When was the Beveridge Report published?

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1942

40
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What were the 5 giant social evils that Beveridge identified?

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  • want (poverty)
  • disease
  • ignorance (lack of education)
  • squalor (bad housing)
  • idleness (unemployment)
41
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What were the 3 new principles that Beveridge introduced to reduce poverty?

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  • universality (all British people are eligible for benefits)
  • national system of insurance (all workers pay into a national insurance scheme to pay for benefits)
  • family allowances (provided for children and healthcare)
42
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What was the education act and when was it put in place?

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The 1944 education act made it illegal to leave school before age 15

43
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What was the family allowance act and when was it introduced?

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The 1945 family allowance act meant families would receive 5 shillings a week per child

44
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When was the NHS introduced?

A

1946

45
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What was the children’s act and when was it introduced?

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The 1948 children’s act was when local authorities set up services to protect children

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