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The Sixties, 1964-1970 Flashcards

1
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When was Roy Jenkins Home Secretary? (time frame)

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1965-67

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2
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What were the influences towards the end of capital punishment?

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  • Limits to number of capital crimes in 1957
  • The case of Ruth Ellis
  • The campaigning done by Labour MP, Sydney Silverman
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3
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How long was capital punishment abolished for as a trial?

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5-year trial in 1965

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4
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When was the change to end capital punishment passed?

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1969

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5
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What were the influences towards the divorce reform?

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Second-wave feminism

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6
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When was the Divorce Reform Act introduced?

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1969

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7
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What did the Divorce Reform Act include?

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  • ‘no fault’ divorce where people could divorce without a supposedly good reason, e.g. adultery
  • Couple could divorce after living apart for 2 years and both consented, or 5 years and one consented
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What were the results of the Divorce Reform Act?

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Divorce rates rose from 2 in 1000 marriages in 1950 to 10 in 1000 by mid-70s.

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What were the influences towards the legalisation of abortion?

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  • Campaigning by Liberal MP, David Steel
  • Demand for abortion; between 100,000 and 200,000 illegal abortions were performed per year
  • Impact of ‘backstreet’ abortions
  • Thalidomide disaster of 1959-62 which resulted in an increase in the number of abnormal foetuses.
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10
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When was the Abortion Act introduced?

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1967

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What did the Abortion Act allow for?

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Legalisation of abortion within the first 28 weeks of pregnancy with the written consent of two doctors.

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What were the influences towards the decriminalisation of homosexual relations? (Sexual Offences Act)

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  • The Wolfenden Committee, set up by Tories, recommended the legalisation of homosexual relations
  • The campaigning by Labour MP, Leo Abse
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13
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When was the Sexual Offences Act introduced?

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1967

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What did the Sexual Offences Act allow for?

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Decriminalisation of homosexuality if;
- both partners were over 21
- both partners consented
- behind private doors

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What was the impact on homosexual men of the Sexual Offences Act?

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  • Homosexual men did not have to live ‘double lives’ to avoid persecution
  • Conditions of the act meant that some prosecution of men continued
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16
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Who was the Director-General of the BBC from 1960 to 1969?

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Hugh Green

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17
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When was ITV started?

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1955

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18
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When was BBC2 started?

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1964

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19
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What was the percentage of TV ownership increase, from 1961 to 1971?

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1961, 75% to 1971, 91%

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20
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When was The Sun launched?

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1964

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21
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When was the first recording of human space travel?

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1961

22
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When was the first moon landing?

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1969

23
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When was the contraceptive pill introduced?

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1961, on the NHS

24
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When was theatrical censorship abolished?

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1968

25
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Who was the key Labour minister in orchestrating liberal reforms?

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Roy Jenkins

26
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When did second-wave feminism begin?

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Early-1960s

27
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What percentage of students were women by 1970?

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28%

28
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By 1970, what percentage of women reached managerial posts?

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5%

29
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When was the first Women Liberation Conference?

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1970

30
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What were typical fashion choices for young people in the 1960s?

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Trousers and miniskirts for women, bright patterns for men, as traditional rules were abandoned

31
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When did the BBC start Radio 1?

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1967

32
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What culture did the Mods evolve into?

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Skinheads

33
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Who had the Mods previously fought with?

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Punks

34
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What ideas did hippies promote?

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  • free love
  • environmentalism
  • peace (nuclear disarmament)
35
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When were teach-ins on Vietnam held at Oxford and the LSE?

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1965

36
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When was the Vietnam Solidarity Campaign set up?

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1966

37
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Where did violence break out, in 1968, over the Vietnam war?

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Grosvenor Square, outside the American embassy, in London

38
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When was the battle of Grosvenor Square? How many people were arrested?

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1968 - 200 people arrested

39
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When did the Notting Hill Carnival become annual?

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1964

40
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When was the Race Relations Act, that forbade public discrimination?

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1965

41
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When was the Race Relations Act amended to include the banning of discrimination in housing, employment and services?

A

1968

42
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When was the decimal currency introduced?

A

1971

43
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What percentage of Heath’s cabinet went to Eton?

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22%

44
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How many of Heath’s cabinet went to Oxbridge?

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14 out of 17

45
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How was the working-class ‘style of living’ threatened?

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  • Failure of old industries
  • Gentrification and commercialisation of town centres
  • Growth of suburbs
46
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By the 1970s, what percentage of babies were baptised?

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Under 50%

47
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What was the significance of the building of Milton Keynes?

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It symbolised the rise of suburbs throughout the 70s

48
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How did the attendance levels in cinema fall between the 40s and 70s?

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30% to 2%, showing a decline in popularity, due to a lack of valuable material

49
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By 1978, how many people owned a coloured TV set?

A

11 million

50
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How many million copies of the Sun were sold in 1970?

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1.5 million

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