British Living Standards 2
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- British Living Standards (WWII)
- Total War
- 60,000 civilians killed by German bombs
- Two out of every seven houses (3.5m) were destroyed.
- There were 60m changes of address during the war.
- The government issued 8.5m Essential Work Orders, which forced workers to take certain jobs.
- The National Service Act (Sept 1939) meant that all men aged 18-41 (except those with essential skills) were conscripted for armed service.
- Diet and Consumption
- Rationing was introduced.
- WC enjoyed healthier lifestyle.
- Price controls meant a wide range of goods became affordable for the poorest families,
- Wages, also, doubled during the war.
- Clothes rationing also led to a levelling of fashions across previous social divides.
- Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts in 1940.
- Used to support (financially) theatrical and musical tours of the country by London-based groups.
- Helped establish the 1942 film: In Which We Serve.
- Rationing was introduced.
- Austerity
- Means tough economic conditions imposed by the government when it needs to cut spending.
- Every Briton was forced to adopt an austere lifestyle during WWII, and for the six years after, due to the sacrifices needed to wage total war.
- '46- roughly 1/4 of all consumer expenditure was controlled by rationing
- This rose to 30% in '48.
- Cut back to 12% in 1949.
- Finally abandoned in 1949.
- Total War
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