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History - Labour 1964-70 > The Permissive Society > Flashcards

The Permissive Society Flashcards

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What does Permissive Society mean?

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A time of social liberation changing public and private morals

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Who was the Home Secretary from 1965-67?

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Roy Jenkins

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Who was Home Secretary from 1968-70?

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James Callaghan

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What role did Jenkins take after Home Secretary?

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

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What did Critics argue about the permissive society?

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It was collapsing traditional moral standards

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What sect of religion was very against the permissive society?

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The Catholic Church

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What were the Catholic Church especially against? Why?

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Artificial methods of contraception as it allowed people to decide if they made life or not.

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Who was a significant individual against the permissive society?

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Mary Whitehouse

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What made Mary Whitehouse start her campaign?

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She saw inappropriate shows broadcasted for anyone to see on the BBC

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What was one of the main aims of Whitehouse’s campaign?

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Clearing up Television

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What religion was Mary Whitehouse under?

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Christianity

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What did Mary Whitehouse and lots of Britain say about the social reforms?

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The public did not want them, only a minority of people wanted them

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Why were many people upset with Labour’s social reforms?

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They had not mentioned them in their 1964 Manifesto

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How many people gathered in a hall in Birmingham?

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3000 people

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When did Mary Whitehouse announce her clearing up TV campaign?

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May 1964

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What was significant about the following of Mary Whitehouse?

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There were large parts of society that did not want social reforms

17
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What drugs were made illegal in 1967 under what act?

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Dangerous Drugs Act of 1967 made cocaine and cannabis illegal

18
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What 1968 report suggested legalizing what drug? What happened to the proposal?

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Wootten report suggested legalizing cannabis. It was denied

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What are Historians views on the liberal changes of the 1960s?

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They were not always in tune with what everyone wanted

20
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What did a 1969 poll find about how many people wanted homosexual acts to be legal?

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Only 5% wanted it

21
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What did polls showabout public opinion on hanging people?

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It never went below 60% in favour of hangings

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What did public opinion on hanging go up to after the Moors murders?

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They went up to 80% in favour of hanging

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