THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY = ECONOMIC DEVL (POST-WAR BOOM)

Question 1

what was economic like in Britain during the great depression in 1930s?

Answer 1

awful time of misery, mass unemployment and failure by government to solve problems

Question 2

what was Britain’s economic like during second world war?

Answer 2

all parts of nation worked together to defeat the forces of veil by national effort and shared sacrifice

Question 3

what was the post war boom?

Answer 3

a period after ww2 where everything was at a consensus and things were looking up

Question 4

when did food rationing come to an end?

Answer 4

July 1954

Question 5

what was the increase in population from 1951-61

Answer 5

2 million - 15 million

Question 6

what was employment like during post war boom?

Answer 6

1955 full employment had been reached with only 200,000 unemployed in traditional occupations like agriculture, fishing and coal mining

Question 7

what did the chancellor Butler do to boost conservative election votes?

Answer 7

a give away budget that provided the middle class with £134 million tax cuts - people get more affluent and there was growth in consumerism

Question 8

how was trade like in 1950s?

Answer 8

Britain imported 29% more good than i did in 1951

Question 9

how much was trade production in 1959 for the UK

Answer 9

129