Questions 76-103

Question 1

How much did Rab Butler cut the taxes in his ‘give away’ budget?

Answer 1

2.5p of standard rate and a penny of lower income taxes, together with higher tax allowances and lower purchase tax in 1955 and even more in 1959. This translate into 145 million less in the budget of the country. In 1959 tax cuts exceeded £370 million.

Question 2

What was the British share of the world trade in 1950?

Answer 2

25%

Question 3

By how much did Britain’s share of world trade fall between 1950 and 1962?

Answer 3

It fell by10%, to a total of 15%

Question 4

What happened to average productivity of the British workers in comparison to German workers?

Answer 4

British worker’s productivity rose by 25% whereas German workers productivity rose by 59% by 1960.

Question 5

What were the two fastest growing economies within the period 1951 to 1964?

Answer 5

West Germany and Japan.

Question 6

Define the term “run on the pound”.

Answer 6

A term describing rapid fall in the value of the pound in international currency markets, especially in relation to US dollar. A situation where investors and traders quickly begin to sell their assets to limit losses, causing the price of the pound to decline rapidly.

Question 7

Give an example of when a run on the pound between 1951 to 1964 took place.

Answer 7

1957 following Suez Crisis.

Question 8

When did the British government have to ask for the first loan from monetary fund?

Answer 8

1961 and the government had to introduce pay pause to avoid a rise in inflation.

Question 9

What was Beeching Report and what did it cause?

Answer 9

It was a report into a program of cutting public spending, it led to reduction in British railways by 30%, closing many smaller stations and leaving some rural areas isolated.

Question 10

When did the festival of Britain take place?

Answer 10

It took place in 1951 and it was designed to mark British recovery from the war, and show off developments in design, industry and culture.

Question 11

What year did ITV launch?

Answer 11

1955

Question 12

How much did the ownership of TV sets rise between 1957 to 1960?

Answer 12

TV ownership rose by 32%.

Question 13

How much did the car ownership rise between 1957 to 1960?

Answer 13

Car ownership rose by 25%.

Question 14

What was the impact of the rise in car ownership on the British public?

Answer 14

Car travel made new leisure and holiday activities possible for example Butlins and Blackpool, it also led to rise of suburbs as now people were able to commute to work, it led to development of the road and motorway system across UK.

Question 15

What does the CND stand for?

Answer 15

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Question 16

Define the term “the establishment”

Answer 16

Network of social and political elites.

Question 17

What was the name of two political scandals during Conservative government?

Answer 17

The Profumo affair, Macmillans 1962 Night of the Long Knives ( named so in reference to the Nazi 1934 Night of the Long Knives)

Question 18

What were the consequences of the scandals to the Conservative government?

Answer 18

It led to first open criticism of the government by the press, rise of criticism and satire leading to creation of programs like That was the week that was and newspapers like Private Eye, it validated claims that establishment was blocking talent from outside its sphere and tried to hide its own mistakes.

Question 19

What was the 1962 Night of Long Knives and why did it undermine the position of Macmillan?

Answer 19

It was a major cabinet reshuffle which took place in July of 1962. It was extremely poorly executed and haphazard leaving a lot of confusion and discontent among politicians and the public. It exposed Macmillan as political opportunist not prepared to take responsibility for government mistakes.

Question 20

What was the name of the satirical magazine established in 1961

Answer 20

Private Eye

Question 21

What was the name of the satirical political program which debuted on BBC in 1962?

Answer 21

That was the week that was.

Question 22

What was the percentage of married women within British society?

Answer 22

75% of women in Britain were married in 1950s.

Question 23

In what ways did the lives of women during 1950s improve?

Answer 23

New labour saving devices like vacuum cleaners, washing machines and refrigerators meant that women had more time allowing to go to work. washing machine ownership rose by 54% and refrigerators by 58%

Question 24

In what ways did the lives of women worsen or remain sub optimal during the period of 1950s?

Answer 24

married women were expected to resign so they were able to take the role of homemakers and mothers, women were paid less that men and were not considered to be able to perform certain jobs, they were not able to apply for mortgage and hold an account.

Question 25

How did the lives of teenagers change during 1950s?

Answer 25

teenagers had more free time and disposable income, they became an important target group for TV and advertisement, a group of

Teddy boys and later Mods and Rockers developed, headphones meant that youngsters had more freedom in music choices.

Question 26

How much the ownership of washing machines increase between 1957 to 1960?

Answer 26

54%

Question 27

What industries achieved Equal Pay for women by 1960?

Answer 27

Teaching and civil service

Question 28

When did the Notting Hill riots take place?

Answer 28

1958.