Facts and Figures - Britain Transformed 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsASEdexcel Created by: libbyparker123Created on: 08-06-17 11:43 Living Standards 1918-39 Following the war, there were £1.2million in receipt of disability pensions In a brief, post-war boom, 4.1million new houses were built Between 1921 and 1940, unemplyment never fell below 1 million Car ownership was 20% in the South, and 12% in the North There were 730,000 electricity consumers in 1920, and 9million by 1938 in 1961 4% of homes were still not covered 1 of 10 Living Standards 1945-79 Real disposable income rose 30% in 1950s, 22% in 1960s, and 30% in 1970s Home ownership rose from 22% in 1950, to 50% in 1977 Heating was only in 5% of homes in 1960, but 50% of homes in 1977 In 1959, there were only 286 supermarkets, but there were 3,500 in 1971 as car ownership increased, so did the number of out of town supermarkets 1954 saw the lifting of wartime controls on credit 2 of 10 Post-WWI Economics Inflation increased to 25% in 1918, which worried the government The 1922 Geddes Axe cut public spending from £206million to £182million contributed to growing unemployment Taxes were increased from £18 to £24 per person to try and reduce inflation and repay war debts Unemployment never fell beneath 10% in the inter-war period, peaking at 23% in 1932-33 When the pound was devalued: British exports became 25% cheaper and much more competitive interest rates wre cut from 6% to 2% a further 15% of the unemployed found work in older, key industries 3 of 10 Economics 1945-79 The British economy grew 2.3%, compared to 5.6% in Italy and Germany 1973 Oil Crisis: inflation peaked at 25% in 1976 unemployment between 1974-6 was just below 1.5million 4 of 10 Class and Social Change 1918-39 31% of the working class who took the medical in 1918 were deemed unfit for combat By 1939, 60% of the middle class were home owners, compared to 20% of the working class 5 of 10 NHS In February 1948, 90% of the British Medical Association were agiainst working for the NHS, after negotiations with Bevan, 90% joined the NHS Number of NHS employees doubled from 500,000 in 1948 to over 1million in 1979 Despite costs being expected to fall, the NHS cost 4.1% of GNP in 1950, 4.8% in 1970, and 14% by 1990 6 of 10 Women 1918-45 Number of female MPs in the interwar period peaked at 15 in 1931 At local council level, they only made up 5-6% of councillors In 1940, Nancy Astor was the first woman to take a seat in the House of Commons 7 of 10 Women 1945-79 By 1951, 25% of married women were working, by 1961 it was 30%, and by 1971 50% In the 1950s, women typically took 10 years of work following childbirth, by the 1970s it had decreased to 4 years 8 of 10 Welfare Provision 1918-45 By 1939, unemployment had fallen from 3million in 1933 to 1.4million 9 of 10 Welfare Provision 1945-79 Wilson's 1974-6 government added 25% to pensions in 1974 and made child allowance available for all children 10 of 10
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