Social change 1964-70 Flashcards
TV ownership 1961 vs 1971
75% vs 91%
When was the marine broadcasting act
1967
When did Murdoch buy the sun
1969
what % of leisure time was TV by 1969
23
What % of journeys was the car by 1974
77
Which hobbies did people take up due to lack of work on saturdays
DIY and gardening
How many foreign holidays by 1971
7m/yr
What did the 1968 Theatres Act do
Abolish the Lord Chaimberlain’s right to censorship
When did Castle enter the cabinet
1968
When was the equal pay act
1970 (not enforced until 1975)
what % of places in higher education were for women 1970
28
What % of women reached manegerial roles 197-
5
When was the family planning act
1967
How many illegitimate births by 1970
8.2%
When was the national women’s liberation conference
1970 Oxford
demanded equal pay etc.
What did the 1970 Matrimonial property act do
allowed women’s contributions to be taken into account in divorce
when was the abortion act
1967
What % thought premarital sex was wrong 1970
10
What % of women were on the pill 1970
9
When was the LEMAR rally
1968 Hyde Park
How long was Mick Jagger jailed for
3 months
How many marijuana possession prosecutions by 1967
2,500
What did the 1967 dangerous drugs act do
made it illegal to possess marajuana, cocaine etc.
What % thought Mick Jaggers sentence was too severe
25
When was the death penalty abolished
1967
When was the Vietnam solidarity campaign set up
1966
How many were arrested in the battle of grovesnor square
200
Pros and cons of 1965 race relations act
made it illegal to discriminate in public
set up race relations board
but not in employment etc.
and only a civil misdemeanour
When did the Kenyan Asians come
1963 it was agreed they would be allowed a British passport
How many Kenyan Asians came
7000 in 3 months
What did the commonwealth immigrants bill 1968 do
needed ‘substantial connections’ to come
e.g parent born here
What was the PEP report
showed discrimination rife in Britain
social experiments and surveys
non-whites charged higher mortgage rates etc.
what did the 1968 race relations act do
illegal to discriminate in employment, hosuing etc.
but only 1 person put on trial in the first year
when was the British KKK formed
1964-65
when was the colour bar in Paddington station
1966
What was set up in 1960 to protest immigration
Immigration control association
When was the NF formed
1967
When was the rivers of blood speech
1968
