a sixties social revolution

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who won the 1959 general election
harold Macmillain for the conservatives
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why did the conservatives win the 1959 general election
labour party had split, liberals had never recovered from problems in 1916, conservatives had led the country through prosperity in the 1950's, problems in postwar britain under Atlees government
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when was the contraceptive pill introduced
1961
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how did the pill benefit society
it gave women new freedoms, it helped women to have more control over their own body, it helped towards sex being a more talked about topic in the press, such as in the profumo scandal
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why did some people not like the pill
religious reasons- interfering with nature, traditional- women were not supposed to have so much control, many people did not like the fact that sex became more acceptable to talk about
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how many more people used the pill between 1962 and 69
it rose from about 52,000 to about one million
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why did leisure increase in the 1960's
better technology such as washing machines and cars gave people more free time. more cars meant people could get around more easily, people were earning more money for less hours
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what sort of things did people do in their free time
cooking, DIY, gardening, watching television, holidays
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where did people go on holiday
working class went to places such as Butlins, middle class tended to go abroad
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