1951-64 British Government Statistics Quiz 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsASAQA Created by: Tasc24Created on: 07-01-16 20:20 How many homes were built between 1951-64? 1.7 million 1 of 35 What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1951? £8.30 2 of 35 What was the average weekly wage of adult male workers in 1964? £18.35 3 of 35 When were rent controls abolished? 1957 4 of 35 How many homes were put on the market after rent controls were abolished? 6 million 5 of 35 What were the average hours worked per week in 1950? 47.5 hours 6 of 35 What were the average hours worked per week in 1973? 44.7 hours 7 of 35 When did Sandfields School, the first purpose-built comprehensive schools, open? 1958 8 of 35 When was the Robbins Report published? 1963 9 of 35 How many jobs held by women by 1960 were low paid secretarial jobs or primary school teaching? 2/3 10 of 35 How many were unemployed in 1957? 383,000 11 of 35 How many were unemployed in 1963? 878,000 12 of 35 How many people were employed in service industries by 1960? 5 million 13 of 35 What was the average rate of unemployment between 1951-73? 2% 14 of 35 What was the average rate of unemployment in the 1930s? 12.7% 15 of 35 In what year did race riots break out in Nottingham, Bristol, and poorer parts of London? 1958 16 of 35 In what year did 600 white males attempt to batter their way into black-owned properties in Notting Hill? 1958 17 of 35 How many New Commonwealth citizens entered Britain between 1960-62? 230,000 18 of 35 When was the Commonwealth Immigrants Act introduced? 1962 19 of 35 What was the infant mortality rate in 1950? 31.2 per thousand births 20 of 35 What was the infant mortality rate in 1973? 17.2 per thousand births 21 of 35 What was life expectancy for men in 1950? 66.4 22 of 35 What was life expectancy for men in 1973? 69.2 23 of 35 What was life expectancy for women in 1950? 71.5 24 of 35 What was life expectancy for women in 1973? 75.6 25 of 35 When were Thorneycroft's spending cuts overruled by Macmillan, leading him to resign? 1958 26 of 35 How much was made in tax cuts in 1959? £370 million 27 of 35 When were pay rises and wages frozen? 1961 28 of 35 When did Britain ask the IMF for a loan? 1961 29 of 35 When was the NEDC set up by Selwyn Lloyd? 1961 30 of 35 When was the NIC established? 1962 31 of 35 When was the Beeching Report published? 1963 32 of 35 What did growth increase to in 1963 after Reginald Maudling changed to expansionary policies? 6% 33 of 35 At what rate did the economy grow by between 1951-73, meaning it was higher than during the inter-war period? 2.8% per annum 34 of 35 What was the average rate of inflation between 1950-67? 3.8% 35 of 35
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