Political Developments: 1945 Election Results, Loans, Giants, NHS Flashcards
How did the public’s opinion on Churchill change after 1945?
They began to dislike him
Why did Labour win the 1945 election?
They had a clear progression programme for the country
Why did Labour win in terms of their war efforts?
Even though the Conservatives were in office, Labour did a lot of work in WWII as well
What percentage of people in the world were still part of the British Empire?
25%
What were other Labour members trying to do Attlee once he became PM?
Replace him with someone else
How many houses were destroyed by the end of WWII?
250,000
What did William Beveridge want for British Healthcare? How many had never seen a doctor before?
Beveridge wanted free healthcare for the country. 8 million had never seen a doctor before
What were the 5 Giants in the Beveridge Report?
Idleness, Squalor, Disease, Want, Ignorance
How was the Ignorance Giant dealt with?
1944 Butler Education Act
How was the Idleness Giant dealt with?
Unemployment kept below 2%
How was the Disease Giant dealt with?
Free medical care for all citizens as of 1948
How was the Want Giant dealt with?
1948 National Assistance Act gave money to people in financial difficulties
How was the Squalor Giant dealt with? How many houses to be built by 1950?
800,000 council houses to be built by 1950
How many houses built by 1951?
Over 1 million houses
What did Attlee do with the NHS?
He took it on and started working with it
What would be a problem with making the NHS?
It would be immensely expensive
How much money did Britain owe to other countries after WWII?
£3.5 billion
How much money did Britain get from the Marshall Plan?
$2.7 billion
Who did Attlee send to America to get more money from them? How much money did they want?
Sent Keynes to negotiate. Britain wanted $8 billion interest free
How much money did Keynes eventually get from America? What was the catch?
Got 4 billion with interest. UK would need to sell things to America cheaper
When did the NHS open? (To the day)
July 5th, 1948
What percentage of Americans did not want to give Britain the loan?
60%
What was rationed in the post-war era? Why is this significant?
Bread was rationed which had never happened in WWII
Why did rationing continue after WWII?
Britain exported most of what it made to pay off debts
When was the last of the American loan paid off?
December 2006
