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The Sixties, 1964-1970 Flashcards

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1
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When was Wilson first PM?
What did he promise?

A

1964-70
‘White heat’ of technological change

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What deficit did Wilson inherit?

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£800 million

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What was set up to avoid devaluation?
Who was leader of it?
When was it abandoned?

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Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)
Brown
1967

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4
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What replaced the DEA?
What was it’s aim?

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Prices and Incomes policy
Keep down inflation

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5
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What caused the sterling crisis in 1966?

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A seamen’s strike

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What caused devaluation in 1967?

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Oil prices increased
Dockers strike affected BoP

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7
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What happened a few weeks after devaluation to further damage credibility of Wilson’s government?

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Failure of 1967 EEC application

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8
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Who replaced Callaghan as Chancellor in 1967?
What did he do to deal with the crisis?
What did he achieve? What went wrong?

A

Jenkins
Deflationary methods (higher taxes, reduced spending)
BoP surplus in 1969 but 12% inflation

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9
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What did the unionists support?
Religion?

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Union with Britain
Protestants

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What did the nationalists support?
Religion?

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United Ireland
Catholics

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11
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What did the Catholics feels discriminated against?

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Housing, employment, gerrymandering, RUC

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12
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When were the civil rights marches?

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1968

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In 1969, what happened in Derry?

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Loyalist Apprentice Boys marched, attacked by nationalists in Bogside. Battle of Bogside

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What did Wilson do to deal with the NI situation?

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Wilson sent in British army troops

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15
Q

When was the death penalty suspended?
What about abolished?
Who led campaign?

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1965, abolished in 1969
Sydney Silverman

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16
Q

When was the Abortion Act?
How many had illegal abortions a year previously?

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1967
100,000-200,000

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17
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When was the Sexual Offences Act?
Who led campaign?

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1967
Leo Abse

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18
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When was Divorce Reform Act?
What did it allow?

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1969
No fault divorce

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Who was the reforming Home Secretary between 1965-67?

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Jenkins

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Which Minister for Education moved away from the tripartite system and towards comprehensives?

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Tony Crosland

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21
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What did Wilson promise comprehensive schools would be?

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‘A grammar school education for all’

22
Q

By 1970, only …. authorities had failed to convert to comprehensives.

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8

23
Q

Why was the comprehensive system never truly fair?

A

Existence of private schools and direct grant schools

24
Q

Which circular was issues to LEAs in 1966?

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Circular 10/65

25
Q

What did the 1961 Robbins Committee determine?

A

Britain lagging behind France, Germany and US in provision of university places, and too many taking art not technology or science

26
Q

What replaced Colleges of Technology?

A

Polytechnics

27
Q

How many unis and polytechnics by 1968?

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30 polytechnics and 56 unis

28
Q

When did the OU first admit students?

A

Jan 1971

29
Q

How many students did the OU have by 1980?

A

70,000

30
Q

By 1971, …. population owned a TV

A

91%

31
Q

Who became director general of the BBC in 1960?

A

Hugh Greene

32
Q

When did Radio 1 start?
What did it evolve from?

A

1967
Radio Caroline and pirate radio

33
Q

When was theatrical censorship abolished?
Shocking example?

A

1968
Hair, 30 seconds naked!

34
Q

Examples of groundbreaking movies

A

Darling (1965), Alfie (1966) and Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1967)

35
Q

Which act meant local authorities provided contraception and advice?

A

1967 NHS Family Planning Act

36
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Examples of legislation involving women

A

1970 Matrimonial Property Act
1970 Equal Pay Act

37
Q

Who pioneered the Clean Up TV campaign?
How many members?

A

Mary Whitehouse 1964
100,000

38
Q

What did the Wootton Report suggest?
What was instead?

A

Legalising ‘soft drugs’
1967 Dangerous Drugs Act

39
Q

What did ‘On Sex and Marriage’ find?

A

Most young people virgins on marriage or married their first and only sexual partner

40
Q

Example of important anti-Vietnam protest

A

1968 Battle of Grosvenor Square

41
Q

According to a North London survey in 1965:
What did 1 in 5 object to?

A

Working with black or Asian people

42
Q

According to a North London survey in 1965:
50% said they would refuse to ….

A

Live next door to a black person

43
Q

According to a North London survey in 1965:
9 out of 10 said they disapproved of what?

A

Mixed marriages

44
Q

When was the first race relations act?
What did it exclude?

A

1965
Employment and housing

45
Q

When was the second race relations act?
What did it exclude?

A

1968
Complaints against police and employers could discriminate for ‘racial balance’

46
Q

When was Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech?
What was it in response to?
According to a Gallup Poll, what percentage agreed?

A

1968
Kenyan Asians
75%

47
Q

How many complaints did the Race Relations Board uphold?

A

10/1241

48
Q

What was Wilson’s policy to the Vietnam War?

A

Moral support without military backing

49
Q

Who was Minister of Defense for withdrawal East of Suez?

A

Denis Healey

50
Q

Who was denied independence until majority rule instated?
Who PM that declared independence?

A

South Rhodesia
Ian Smith

A Level History: The Making of Modern Britain 1951-2007 (6 decks)

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