Rebuilding The Country After 1945 Flashcards
When was the beveridge report introduced
1942 it identified the 5 evils in British society which should be tackled
When was the education act introduced
1944 it provided free education until school leaving age of 14
When did the labour government come into power
July 1945
When did the labour government come into power
July 194(
When was the national insurance act
1946
When was the national health act
1946
When was the new towns act
1946 involving the construction of prefab houses
When was the coal industry nationalisation act
January 1947
How many miles of rail were nationalised in January 1948
52,000
How much of the British population became doctors by the 5th of July 1948
3/4 signed up
What were the 5 giants called
Want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness
What were the benefits of the national insurance act
Unemployment benefit
Sickness benefit
Maternity benefit
Death grant
Widows benefit
Pensions
What were prefabs
Bungalows which were already constructed in order to speed up the building process
Info about the national health act
Set up by Aneurin Bevan
Provided free access to the NHS
Was comprehensive ever citizen could use it
Drug prescriptions, dental care and optical treatment was provided
How much did it cost to run NHS in 1949
£500 million a year
What was the welfare state
It’s a system under which the government takes on responsibility for providing social and economic security for the population
What was the welfare state
It’s a system under which the government takes on responsibility for providing social and economic security for the population
What is the welfare state
It’s a system under which the government takes on responsibility for providing social and economic security for the population
How successful was the establishment of the NHS
greatest achievement of the 1945-1951 labour government
Issued free health care for the whole population
It was expensive to run in the first year it cost £248 million
Pros of NHS
Good health among rich and poor
Reduced deaths
Solicited got all treatment funded
Cons of NHS
It cost £355 million a year
Some doctors annoyed at having to work for the government
Britain couldn’t afford it since it was just after the war
How many prefabs were built between 1945 and 1951
156,000
Was nationalisation a popular idea
Yes - it was beloved profits should benefit everyone
People wanted industry to improve more efficient
Workers hoped for better conditions
Lower prices to the consumer
No-
The conservatives and many businessman opposed the idea
Seen by some as a form of socialist control
Was nationalisation successful
Labour nationalised 20% of the economy
It was a costly idea as the government put money in the industries to improve them
Positives and negatives of welfare state
Positives
Provides free health care
Gives social and economic security
Supplies benefits
Negatives
The government takes over
Costa government alot
Do big get paid regular wage
Pros and cons of education act 1944
Positives
Leaving age extended to 15 in 1947
Meals, milk and medical service provided at every school
Children gained a good education which led to employment
Negatives
Religious worship was compulsory
Those who failed exams went to a secondary modern
Child workers helping family with money was no longer allowed
Pros and cons for homes for all
1.2 million homes built
Everyone accommodated ideal village
Council housing
More workers to help build
Negative
Costs
Didn’t hit quota
War damage really bad
