leisure and travel

Question 1

what effect did leisure time of the wc have (football)

Answer 1

more wc attended matches so it encouraged teams to develop.

Question 2

on average how many people attended football matches 1920s-30s

Answer 2

22 million

Question 3

how did the BBC help the football industry (1936)

Answer 3

broadcast matches - raised money for the industry.

Question 4

how many briton watched the 1966 world cup final

Answer 4

32 million

Question 5

what was the view of cricket in 60s

Answer 5

seen as too establishment, too middle-class so was not as supported as other sports by the general public (eg.football)

Question 6

what did the government invest in 1972

Answer 6

sports council of great Britain.

Question 7

what contributed to the decline of football coverage

Answer 7

hooliganism and violence from fans

Question 8

how many people had paid 2 weeks holiday 1925

Answer 8

1.5 million

Question 9

what caused the decline of football ticket sales

Answer 9

TV coverage meant less people went to see the game in person
1948- 41 million
1960s - 30 million

Question 10

what invention in the 30s facilitated the growth of mass tourism

Answer 10

cars
2 million on the road by 1939

Question 11

what piece of pop culture contributed to the lake district being the most popular holiday destination

Answer 11

Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome

Question 12

what holiday business was created to take advantage of the growing tourism

Answer 12

butlins
Billy Butlin 1936 aimed to make the seaside holiday accessible to everyone.

Question 13

what does the decline of the holiday business show about the nature of Britain in the 60s onwards

Answer 13

how income and consumer choice diminished after the 1960s - economy less stable

Question 14

how was the value of the pound controlled in the face of mass tourism

Answer 14

restrictions on how much britons could take out of the country
£50 per year
then changed to £25 per trip

Question 15

how did the change from £50 per year to £25 per trip effect the tourism industry

Answer 15

massive boom in international tourism
1971 - 4 million
1972 - 8.5 million
1981 - 13 million

Question 16

what did the rise of tourism lead to a decline in

Answer 16

decline in men’s clubs and pubs as the family escape

Question 17

what was the subversion of the rising consumerist holidays

Answer 17

hippie trail - travelling through the middle east and south asia.
- was a minority group that aimed to travel as cheaply and cleanly as possible.
- was eventually shut down in the 1970s due to conflicts with the regions (eg. iranian revolution, soviet invasion of Afghanistan)

Question 18

nature of cars in the inter-war period?

Answer 18

• first cars 20s very expensive
• by early 30s car prices fell alot
• MC mostly have cars
• second hand car sellers allow for WC car ownership

Question 19

what was th eroad traffic act?

Answer 19

1930
* speed limits
* upped from origional 20mph as was near unenforcible
* highway code ]third party insurance
* lights roundabout and one way streets

Question 20

how did ww2 effect car production?

Answer 20

• changed to amke aircraft
• restricions on petrol - continued until 1950
• post-war palgued with problems
• autoratic amnagement and poor labour relations - weakened car industry
• british public chose instead to import cars