Lesson 4UK

Question 1

This chapter is about:

Answer 1

The effects of the first world war

Question 2

What is war footing?

Answer 2

During the war, instead of producing clothes and other manufactured goods
The industry was busy making war supplies and equipment.
No free trade, change in economy

Answer 3

Representation of People Act 1918
Right to vote for women over 30, men over 21
Equal suffrage in 1928

Question 4

Consequence of the end of the war on women labour?

Answer 4

18 months after the war:
75% of women fired

Question 5

Casualties in Britain during WWI

Answer 5

1 million casualties

Question 6

How many new homes were built?

Answer 6

200 000 new homes

Question 7

1929

Answer 7

The great depression

Question 8

Causes of the Great Depression:

Answer 8

Wall street crash
American Banks failed

Question 9

Consequences of the Great Depression:

Answer 9

Unemployment
Nothing to trade so exports fell
Decolonisation, starting with Canada

Answer 10

Canada wanted to be independent because partly because of Britain’s debt

Question 11

After the Great Depression:

Answer 11

Economy picks up
But a new threat arises (Nazi)

Question 12

What is appeasement?

Answer 12

Rather than fighting another war, they tried to de-escalate and negotiate with Nazi Germany
Britain did not have that much military power

Question 13

Consequences of appeasement?

Answer 13

Hitler did not respect any agreements:
-The treaty of Versailles
-The Munich agreement (Poland)
So Britain had to go to war

Question 14

Neville Chamberlain was followed by which prime minister?

Answer 14

May 1940, Winston Churchill, who strongly opposed the Nazis and appeasement.
He gathered the allies (US, USSR) against Germany

Question 15

On 8 of May 1945:

Answer 15

Winston Churchill lost by a landslide to the Labour party. It was an upset.

Question 16

Why did Winston Churchill lost the elections?

Answer 16

People were still angry with Chamberlain and appeasement (so Tories)
They wanted social change
Better housing
Employment
Welfare state
People were tired of the war
He was a PM for the war, not for peace

Question 17

Name and conclusions of the post war report:

Answer 17

William Beveridge
The state of the country was very bad.
Radical reforms were needed.
The government had to take care of people from the cradle to the grave.
First true welfare measures in British history with free healthcare

Question 18

What is the consensus era?

Answer 18

1945-1975 (?) The Tories and Labour were in agreement over the welfare state

Question 19

First Prime minister after WWI: Name, dates, party and policies

Answer 19

Clement Attlee 1945-1951
Labour
For the nationalisation of industry. Welfare state

Question 20

The Five Giants:

Answer 20

Disease (Welfare State)
Want
Squalor (bad housing conditions)
Ignorance (uneducated)
Idleness (people needed work)

Question 21

Aneurin Bevan

Answer 21

Minister for Health

Question 22

What institution was created in 1948?

Answer 22

The NHS
National Health Service

Question 23

3 acts that were important under the Labour party

Answer 23

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Question 24

Which industries were nationalised?

Answer 24

Coal
Mining
Electricity
Railways
London Transport
British Railways

Question 25

Solution to labour shortage

Answer 25

Asked commonwealth citizens to come work in Britain.
The Empire Windrush

Question 26

Problems with food?

Answer 26

Shortage
Rationing had to be maintained for a long time after WWI

Question 27

Problems with infrastructures?

Answer 27

Were bombed by the Nazi
Not enough housing
Bad transport infrastructure

Question 28

Keynesianism

Answer 28

Stimulate economic growth through demand.
Investing a lot more than saving.
Strong government intervention in the economy

Question 29

Positive effects of Keynesianism:

Answer 29

Low unemployment (1-2%)
4.5% inflation
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