rebuilding after war Flashcards
BR
want
adequate income for all
BR
disease
access to healthcare
BR
Ignorance
a good education
BR
squalor
adequate housing
idleness
gainful employment
what was a key labour party policy promised in the 1945 election campaign?
The idea was to offer people a safety net known as from the “cradle to the grave”
when and what was the education act
1944 education act
Set the school leaving age is 15. People took an IQ test that determined whether they went to grammar school.
when and what was the family allowances act?
1945 family allowances act
Parents were given five shillings per week for each child after their first born to help cover cost involved of bringing up children like clothes and food
national insurance act
1946
Unemployment pay for six months and sick pay for as long as you were sick
National health service act
1946
NHS came into effect in 1948 doctors hospital dentist opticians are now free to everyone
Why was the NHS a success?
popular with people who couldn’t afford medical bills
Rates of infectious disease diseases such as tuberculosis decline
Life expectancy for both men and women had increased by 10 years
why was the NHS a failure?
Didn’t have the support of all doctors many wish to remain in private medical practices
Large cost
Labour government to eventually introduced dental charges due to the cost
why was the Home for all policy needed?
bombing during World War II was estimated to have destroyed 500,000 homes
Therefore the government attempted to solve this issue by building 1.2 million new homes
4/5 of these homes were council houses
Lots of these houses were known as prefabs which were a quick solution
Why was the homes for all policy of success?
The new towns helped to sort the issue with overcrowding in cities
Over 800,000 homes were built in five years
Got
why was the homes for all policy failure?
There was still a shortage of new houses built for sale
There were some waiting list, urban areas
People had negative attitudes towards the prefab houses
