Social Developments 1951 - 1964

Question 1

In the early 1950s, Britain was still shaped by…

Answer 1

Tradition

Question 2

______ and _____ were strong

Answer 2

Regional and class loyalties

Question 3

What was held in 1951 to mark Britain’s post-war recovery and progress?

Answer 3

The Festival of Britain

Question 4

Men’s weekly wages rose…

Answer 4

From £8.30 in 1951 to £15.35 in 1961

Question 5

Although home ownership increased…

Answer 5

Homeowners were still outnumbered by people living in council or rented accommodation

Question 6

What household amenities rose in ownership?

Answer 6

Fridges, washing machines, and TVs

Question 7

TV ownership increased by…

Answer 7

32% between 1957 and 1959

Question 8

Car ownership increased…

Answer 8

25% from 1957 to 1959

Question 9

How did people pay for new items?

Answer 9

Hire purchases

Question 10

__% population watched TV in the evening

Answer 10

50

Question 11

From ____ to ____, ____ miles of roads were completed

Answer 11

1957 to 1963
1,200

Question 12

Every week, ______ people holidayed i, _____

Answer 12

60,000
Butlins

Question 13

Fewer than _% people went on foreign holidays

Answer 13

2%

Question 14

Class loyalties remained strong, and in 1951 __% working-class people voted Labour, and __% middle-class votee Conservatives

Answer 14

65% working class voted Labour
85% middle class votee Conservatives

Question 15

The power of the ____ was strong in 1950s

Answer 15

The Establishment

Question 16

By 1960, Britain was a much less ___ society

Answer 16

Conformist

Question 17

In the 1960s there was a ____ boom

Answer 17

Satire

Question 18

The stage show _____ had a signifact impact on public opinion of the Establishment

Answer 18

Beyond the Fringe

Question 19

Magazines like ____ mocked prominent public figures

Answer 19

Private Eye (started in 1961)

Question 20

What were the group of writers who attacked upper class society called?

Answer 20

Angry young men

Question 21

Which play did the Angry Young Men write which sparked controversy?

Answer 21

Look back in anger 1956

Question 22

Social scientists like ____ and ____ condemned British society for lack of social mobility

Answer 22

Hoggart and Snow

Question 23

In the 1950s, the average age of marriage for women was __

Answer 23

21

Question 24

__% of women were married in the 1950s

Answer 24

75%

Question 25

Only __% of women worked in ____

Answer 25

20%
1951

Question 26

Washing machine ownership rose __% from ____ to ____, and Fridges __%

Answer 26

54%
1957 to 1959
58%

Question 27

____ feminism spread to Britain by the late 1960s

Answer 27

Second wave feminism

Question 28

What were the Teddy Boys?

Answer 28

Young public school types creating a fashion trend
Some were aggressive and their threat was exaggerated in the media
Triggered the ‘age of the teenager’

Question 29

Who were the Mods and Rockers?

Answer 29

Scooter gangs and motorbike gangs. Spring and Summer of 1964 saw brawls on Brighton Beach exaggerated by the press, with 96 arrests made.

Question 30

When did Beatlemania take hold?

Answer 30

1963

Question 31

Young people were used as scapegoats for _____

Answer 31

Violent crime

Question 32

Violent crime ____ between ___ and ___

Answer 32

Doubled
1955 and 1960

Question 33

What were 2 reasons for the development of youth culture?

Answer 33

Teenagers had more affluence and time on their hands
Baby boom meant larger population of young people - by 1959 10% of the population were teenagers

Question 34

What were 2 controversial films in 1959 and 1961?

Answer 34

1959 Sapphire - a TV crime thriller that included racial tensions, sex, and violence
1961 A taste of honey