Life after the War 💆♀️ Flashcards
What percentage of wealth had Britain lost after the war?
30%
Britain had lost half of what?
Factories and shops.
How many civilian deaths were there?
60,000.
What was demobilisation?
Where 4.3 million men and women in the military were brought back to civilisation based on their age and service number after the war.
Why did people struggle getting re-introduced to society?
~They were dealing with the psychological effects from war
~Their homes and workplaces were destroyed
~Divorce rates were high
~Rationing continued
Who won the 1945 election?
Labour and Clement Attlee was elected Prime minister.
What were the strengths of the Labour party?
~They had been winning seats since before the war and had increasing support
~They stood for allowing all people to access opportunity despite their background
~Trade unions played a key role during the war
What were the change in attitudes due to the war?
~Socialism was not seen as threatening
~The war changed peoples attitudes towards class system and social mobility
What were the weaknesses of the Conservative party?
~People liked Churchill as a wartime leader, but not a peacetime leader
~People associated unemployment and social deprivation with Conservative policies
