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Legislation and Statistics, 1960-1969 Flashcards

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When were NEDDY and NICKY set up?

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1962

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2
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When was unemployment highest since the war?

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1963

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3
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When had real incomes risen 22%?

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By 1964

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When were the PIAs?

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1966 and 1967

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5
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When was the National Front founded?

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1967

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By how much was the pound devalued in 1967?

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From $2.80 to $2.40

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7
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What % of uni applications were successful in 1961?

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15%

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8
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When was the birth control pill invented?

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1961

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9
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When was homosexuality and abortion legalised?

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1967

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10
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When was the IRC formed?

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1966

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When was the Rivers of Blood speech and how many people agreed?

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1968 and 74% agreed

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12
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When did National Service End?

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1961

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13
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When was Beyond the Fringe?

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1960

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14
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What % owned a TV in 1960?

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80%

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What is an example of a show from the satire boom?

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‘That Was The Week That Was’ 1962

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16
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When was the Profumo affair?

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1963

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What evidence is there that poverty wasn’t eradicated?

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1965 Child Poverty Action Group claimed 720,000 children were living in poverty. Increasing welfare costs led to debate over their effectiveness

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18
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When did Ronan Point flats explode?

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1968

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19
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What immigration act was passed in 1962 and how much support did it have?

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1962 Commonwealth Immigration Act - had to have a work voucher to enter the the UK. 62-76% support

20
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When was “If you want a nigger for a neighbour vote Labour”?

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1964

21
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When were the race relations acts passed?

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1965 1968

22
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When was the open uni established?

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1969

23
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When was the crosland circular and CSE?

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1965

24
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How much did welfare cost in 1966?

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5% of GDP

25
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How many days lost to wildcat strikes in 1968?

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4.7 million

26
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When did Desmond Dekker’s Israelites reach number 1?

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1969

27
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How many slum houses did Manchester have in 1963?

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80,000

28
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What did the 1963 Newsom Report call for?

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Helping weak pupils and new teaching methods

29
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How often did the MC or WC go on holidays in 1960s?

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1/3 of MC took regular holidays

1/5 of WC

30
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What patriotic film was there in 1960?

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Sink the Bismark

31
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When was James Bond?

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1962

32
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How much was the budget deficit 1964-1970?

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£800 million budget deficit

33
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When was the British Black Panther Party founded?

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1968

34
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By 1964, how many grammars, secondary moderns and technical schools were there?

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3906 secondary moderns, 1298 grammar schools, 195 comprehensives

35
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When was the merger of British Leyland and the British Motor Corporation?

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1968

36
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What % of abortions were done in the private secto between 1968-1978?

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58% suggesting they were more available to MC women

37
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How many misconduct inquiries were made into mental health hospitals in 1967-1981?

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25 separate inquiries into misconduct

38
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How did treatments expand between 1948-1964?

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250% more drugs available in 1964 than in 1951

1964 - vaccines for TB, diphtheria, polio, whooping cough and tetanus

39
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From 1960, what was the NHS able to provide?

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Kidney dialysis
Catheters
Organ transplants

40
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How did spending increase 1960-1975?

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Spending increased 4.5% each year

41
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How did the NHS improve life expectancy?

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  1. 8 years for men to 71 years

70. 1 years for women to 77 years

42
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How many new unis opened in the 1960s known as plate glass unis?

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20

43
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What did the Plowden Report recommend in 1967?

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Banning corporal punishment
Giving children more freedom within the classroom
Encouraging teachers to help and advice rather than lecture

44
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When did the BBC begin playing pop music?

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1967

45
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What 1964 tv programme catered to teenagers?

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Top of the Pops

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