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6. When did Sandfields School, the first purpose-built comprehensive schools, open?
7. How much did the number of households owning a washing machine increase by between 1951-64?
8. When did Britain ask the IMF for a loan?
9. How much of the rail network was closed due to recommendations by the Beeching Report?
10. What was the average rate of inflation between 1950-67?
11. When were Thorneycroft's spending cuts overruled by Macmillan, leading him to resign?
12. What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1951?
13. How much did the number of households owning a refrigerator increase by between 1951-64?
14. How many New Commonwealth citizens entered Britain between 1960-62?
- 230,000
- 270,000
- 210,000
- 300,000
15. What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1964?
- £18.35
- £21.75
- £12.50
- £16.00
16. How many were unemployed in 1957?
- 355,000
- 383,000
- 402,000
- 412,000
17. What was the average rate of unemployment between 1951-73?
18. In what year did race riots break out in Nottingham, Bristol, and poorer parts of London?
19. How much did the sale of private cars increase between 1950-65?
- 6 million
- 7 million
- 4 million
- 3 million
20. How many people were employed in service industries by 1960?
- 6 million
- 7 million
- 5 million
- 3 million