The Making Of Modern Britain #12: Impacts of WW2 Flashcards
What did conscription enlist people to?
Essential industries (eg coal mining / farming) & war
What could unmarried women be called up to?
The armed forces, other women could be directed elsewhere
Who was J M Keynes?
One of Chamberlain’s advisors, and expert on the economy
What did J M Keynes believe?
- he believed it was the government’s responsibility to ensure Britain’s economy would be successfully run
- he thought a successful economy should provide full employment for its people through state action and public spending
Why did the government set up the Ministry of Food? (1939 - re established from 1916)
To improve the nations health and control food production
How did rationing benefit the public health?
It added calcium, minerals, and vitamins to diets
What did WW2 recognise?
A state system was needed to help poverty
What did the Emergency Milk & Meals generally provide?
Extra rations for expecting mothers and young kids
Who was given free food as a result of the Emergency Milk & Meals Act?
Children who needed it
What was given to children as a result of the Emergency Milk and Meals?
Cheap cod liver oil, milk, and orange juice
What was subsidised by the government as a result of emergency milk and meals?
Milk and school meals
What was offered to war wounded and bomb victims?
Free treatment
What did the state pay for in healthcare?
Emergency beds
What did the free immunisation programme against diphtheria do?
Greatly decreased number of deaths
When was the family allowances scheme introduced?
1945
What did the 1945 Family Allowances Scheme do?
Extra money was given to families with 2 children or more
J MacNicol in D Gladstone, The Twentieth Century Welfare State:
“The sheer scale and magnitude of the events that took place during those six crucial years seems to lend indisputable credibility to the view that modern was are a major force behind progressive social change”
