(Leisure & Travel) The impact of car ownership and travel developments, 1918-79 Flashcards
What did car ownership mirror?
Changing affluence across the 20th century.
What did the growth of cars & other modes of transport change for the country?
The look.
Interwar - what was there a shift away from in this time period?
Old Victorian/Edwardian Britain - horse & carriage and trams rapidly decline.
Interwar - by 19__, ____ million cars on the roads (__% of people _______ a car).
a) 1934
b) 2.5
c) 5%
d) owning
Interwar - cars were generally _________ and _________ for the __________.
a) expensive
b) reserved
c) upper class
Interwar - what did increasing car ownership lead to?
Expansion of the British road network.
Post WW2 - what continued to rise across the 50s/60s?
Average wages.
Post WW2 - by the end of the ___s, ____ million cars registered in _______ alone.
a) 60s
b) 2.2 million
c) London
Post WW2 - by 19__, there was ___ million ________ on the road, increasingly buying _______ cars (eg _______).
a) 1972
b) 13 million
c) drivers
d) foreign
e) Germany
Post WW2 - what was a significant moment for car ownership and accessibility in the 50s?
The creation of the mini
Post WW2 - what had suffered after WW2?
Give evidence.
Railways - 5,000 miles were closed due to the Beeching Axe of 1963.
More motorways were built as a result to stop the overcrowded roads.
Post WW2 - what increased?
Give evidence.
International travel - 1 million passengers in 1955 to 14 million in 1970 with cheaper airlines and charter flights.
