rising living standards Flashcards
1
Q
britain’s infrastructure in 1951
A
run-down, badly needed modernising
2
Q
desperate need for housing development to?
A
replace war damage
deal with the decay of the housing stock that had been neglected for the previous decay
3
Q
pre-war slums
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cleared, new towns were built
4
Q
examples of new towns planned by labour in the 1940s
A
stevenage,crawley,corby grew rapidly
5
Q
from 1952 men’s weekly wages were going up by how much?
A
£8.30 in 1951 went up to £15.35 ten years later
-massive increases in private savings
6
Q
farmers
A
did very well economically
7
Q
food rationing completely ended in
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1954
8
Q
homeownership increased, why?
A
-easy access to cheap mortages
-people living in council houses + rented accommodation outnumbered private homeowners in Britain in 1950s
