The Sixties, 1964-1970

Question 1

When was Wilson first PM?
What did he promise?

Answer 1

1964-70
‘White heat’ of technological change

Question 2

What deficit did Wilson inherit?

Answer 2

£800 million

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Department of Economic Affairs (DEA)
Brown
1967

Question 4

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

Answer 4

Prices and Incomes policy
Keep down inflation

Question 5

What caused the sterling crisis in 1966?

Answer 5

A seamen’s strike

Question 6

What caused devaluation in 1967?

Answer 6

Oil prices increased
Dockers strike affected BoP

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Failure of 1967 EEC application

Question 8

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

Answer 8

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

Question 9

What did the unionists support?
Religion?

Answer 9

Union with Britain
Protestants

Question 10

What did the nationalists support?
Religion?

Answer 10

United Ireland
Catholics

Question 11

What did the Catholics feels discriminated against?

Answer 11

Housing, employment, gerrymandering, RUC

Question 12

When were the civil rights marches?

Answer 12

1968

Question 13

In 1969, what happened in Derry?

Answer 13

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

Question 14

What did Wilson do to deal with the NI situation?

Answer 14

Wilson sent in British army troops

Question 15

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

Answer 15

1965, abolished in 1969
Sydney Silverman

Question 16

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

Answer 16

1967
100,000-200,000

Question 17

When was the Sexual Offences Act?
Who led campaign?

Answer 17

1967
Leo Abse

Question 18

When was Divorce Reform Act?
What did it allow?

Answer 18

1969
No fault divorce

Question 19

Who was the reforming Home Secretary between 1965-67?

Answer 19

Jenkins

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Tony Crosland

Question 21

What did Wilson promise comprehensive schools would be?

Answer 21

‘A grammar school education for all’

Question 22

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

Answer 22

8

Question 23

Why was the comprehensive system never truly fair?

Answer 23

Existence of private schools and direct grant schools

Question 24

Which circular was issues to LEAs in 1966?

Answer 24

Circular 10/65

Question 25

What did the 1961 Robbins Committee determine?

Answer 25

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

Question 26

What replaced Colleges of Technology?

Answer 26

Polytechnics

Question 27

How many unis and polytechnics by 1968?

Answer 27

30 polytechnics and 56 unis

Question 28

When did the OU first admit students?

Answer 28

Jan 1971

Question 29

How many students did the OU have by 1980?

Answer 29

70,000

Question 30

By 1971, .... population owned a TV

Answer 30

91%

Question 31

Who became director general of the BBC in 1960?

Answer 31

Hugh Greene

Question 32

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

Answer 32

1967 Radio Caroline and pirate radio

Question 33

When was theatrical censorship abolished? Shocking example?

Answer 33

1968 Hair, 30 seconds naked!

Question 34

Examples of groundbreaking movies

Answer 34

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

Question 35

Which act meant local authorities provided contraception and advice?

Answer 35

1967 NHS Family Planning Act

Question 36

Examples of legislation involving women

Answer 36

1970 Matrimonial Property Act 1970 Equal Pay Act

Question 37

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

Answer 37

Mary Whitehouse 1964 100,000

Question 38

What did the Wootton Report suggest? What was instead?

Answer 38

Legalising 'soft drugs' 1967 Dangerous Drugs Act

Question 39

What did 'On Sex and Marriage' find?

Answer 39

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

Question 40

Example of important anti-Vietnam protest

Answer 40

1968 Battle of Grosvenor Square

Question 41

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

Answer 41

Working with black or Asian people

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Live next door to a black person

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Mixed marriages

Question 44

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

Answer 44

1965 Employment and housing

Question 45

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

Answer 45

1968 Complaints against police and employers could discriminate for 'racial balance'

Question 46

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

Answer 46

1968 Kenyan Asians 75%

Question 47

How many complaints did the Race Relations Board uphold?

Answer 47

10/1241

Question 48

What was Wilson's policy to the Vietnam War?

Answer 48

Moral support without military backing

Question 49

Who was Minister of Defense for withdrawal East of Suez?

Answer 49

Denis Healey

Question 50

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

Answer 50

South Rhodesia Ian Smith