British History Key Topic 4

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When was the creation of the ministry of food? what was it?
1940-50,000 administers that allocated food with ration cards
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When was the Festival of Britain? what was it?
1951- Science and technology fair to celebrate Britains economic growth after recieving Marshall aid
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When was Marshall aid given? what was it?
it was given after 1948- America gave $13 billion to help western European countries after WW2
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What was living standards like in the 70's?
There was an improvement in living standards due to an economic boom and a commitment to full employment
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How many people owned homes in 1953 and 1971?
1953=32% 1971=50%
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What happened to wages in the 50's? How much money was spent on consumer goods in 1952 and 1959?
wages doubled in the 50's which meant that in 1952 £1 billion was spent on sonsumer goods but £1.5 billion was spent on it in 1959
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What happened to consumer credit in 1954?
The rules surrounding it relaxed
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How many cinema goers were there in 1949 and 1959?
1949= 1,400,000 1959=800,000
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What was cinema like in the 60's?
There was social realism films "saturday night sunday morning" and the first James Bond movie
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What was cinema like in the 70's?
There was films showing social change "Get carter" (1971) and soft **** movies "confessions of a window cleaner" but few successful blockbusters so Cinema personell moved to TV or to America
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What advancment to radio was there in 1967?
There was the birth of Radio one
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What year did commercial TV start/ when did it cover the whole country?
Started in= 1955 covered the whole country by= 1962
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Who were the Teddy boys?
They were involved in the Notting Hill riots of 1958, they had a lack of respect for elders, had slicked back hair and edwardian jackets
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What were Youth Groups like in the 60's and 70's?
60's= rockers, mods and skinheads 70's= Football violence, punk rock- however most teens were non violent
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What happened with Mods and rockers in 1964?
They fought each other leading to 51 arrests
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How many members did scouting have in 1945 and 1970?
1945= 471,000 1970= 539,340
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how many sports viewers were there in 1927 and 1938?
1927= 91,000 1938= 99,000
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What happened in the 1966 world cup?
32 million people watched England beat West Germany
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How many people recieved paid holidays in 1939 and 1931?
1931= 1.5 million 1939= 11 million
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How many overnight visitors did blackpool have in 1937?
7 million
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How many people did coaches transport to Rural areas?
83 million in 1936
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How many cars were there in 1919 and 1939?
1919= 100,000 1939= 11 million
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what percentage of holidays did caravanning account for in he 60's?
20%
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What was being built in 1939?
The great North Road
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What evidence is there of the growth of cars in the 60's and 70's?
2.2 million cars registered to London in the 60's, 13 million drivers on the road in 1972, half of cars were imported in 1979, 3 million people visited the National trust properties in 1971
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What year was the Beaching act? what did it do?
1963- shut down half of Britains Railway Networks
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How many international flights were there in 1955 and 1970?
1955= 1 milion 1970= 14 million
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How many people took holidays abroad in 1971 and 1981?
1971= 4 million 1981= 13 million
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