UNSEEN CONTEXT: Freedom

Question 1

1940s

When was the end of world war two?

Answer 1

1945

Question 2

1940s

When was the UN founded? What did it do?

Answer 2

1945

Stopped wars between countries and provided a platform for dialogue

Question 3

1940s

When were bikinis introduced? What did this mean for women?

Answer 3

1946

Female expression

Question 4

1940s

What did world war two do for women?

Answer 4

Helped revive the women’s movement
Women were required to do work of national importance
Many women had a sense they should be permitted a say in their destiny; divorce rate rocketed

Question 5

1940s

Immigration

Answer 5

The Windrush generation arrive from the Caribbean, promised a better life after their fighting for the Allies in the war

Question 6

1940s

When did India gain independence from British rule?

Answer 6

1947

Question 7

1960s

When was the contraceptive pill introduced in England? What did this mean?

Answer 7

1961

Sexual revolution and the notion of ‘free love’ without fear of pregnancy created

Question 8

1960s

When did Martin Luther King deliver his ‘I have a dream’ speech?

Answer 8

1963

Question 9

1960s

When did America withdraw from Vietnam?

Answer 9

1969

Question 10

1960s

When was abortion and homosexuality legalised in the UK?

Answer 10

1967

Question 11

1960s

Family

Answer 11

Families were becoming less disciplined

Family life less of a priority

Question 12

1970s

When was the Sex Discrimination Act passed?

Answer 12

1975

Question 13

1970s

Domestic technology

Answer 13

The washing machine and microwave cooker were introduced

Question 14

2000s

Sexual harassment and assault

Answer 14

2017 Me Too Movement and 2018 Time’s Up movement against sexual harassment and assault