Social Changes - Additional Evidence of Increasing Affluence in Britain Flashcards

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How much did car ownership go up from 1951 to 1955?

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2.5 million in 1951
3.3 million cars in 1955

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How much did men’s weekly wages go up by from 1951 to 1961?

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Went up by £7

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How much did TV ownership go up in the 13 years? What massively helped it?

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340,000 TV’S in 1951 13 million TV’s in 1964
Queens 1953 Coronation helped

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4
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Which classes did not experience as much affluence?

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Working class citizens

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What percentage of working class citizens did not have a car by 1960 and what percentage did not have a refrigerator?

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80% did not have a car by 1960, 90% did not have a refrigerator by 1960

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Which part of Britain experience the most affluence? Which part, the least?

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South experienced most affluence
North experienced least affluence

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What aspect of society heavily helped young children to move up a class?

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Grammar Schools

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What was a limitation of grammar schools for working class students who got into them?

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1/3 of working class grammar school children did not stay on until 6th form

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What did consumers buy expensive goods on?

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Credit

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What was a negative impact of the move to a consumerist society?

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More imports due to the massive consumer boom resulting in a balance of payments deficit

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How much was the 1960 balance of Payments deficit?

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£300 million

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What phrase did Macmillan give to this era saying how it was?

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He said people had ‘never had it so good’ before

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How many homes had the Conservatives built from 1951-64?

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1.7 million houses

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14
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When was the Rent Act created?

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1957

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15
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What did the Rent Act do?

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Abolished rent control on 6 million houses

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16
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What was a limitation of the Rent Act?

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It meant poorer people suffered more