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1960s Flashcards

1
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Who became Director general of BBC in 1960

A

Hugh Greene

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2
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What did Hugh Greene do when appointed as Director General of BBC

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transformed it
new rules on swearing and nudity

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3
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What channel was the first to broadcast regular colour channels

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BBC2

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4
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When was The Sun launched

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1964

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5
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Who bought the sun in 1969

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Rupert Murdoch

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6
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What happened to The sun after it was bought

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Grew in popularity massively
as associated with permissive attitudes of the age

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7
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What hobbies became popular

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Gardening
DIY

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8
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When was Britannia Airways founded

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1964

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9
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What is the significance of Britannia airways

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Provided holidays to
Spain
North Africa
(new areas)

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10
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What country encouraged the development of tourist resorts

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Spain

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11
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How did Spain encourage the development of tourist resorts

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Two weeks in Spain cost as little as £20
30% of all overseas packages were there

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12
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What did the Anglo- French partnership develop

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Concorde

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13
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When did the post office tower open

A

1965
Tallest building in England

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14
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What did new plays have to get a license from before 1967

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license from Lord Chamberlains office

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15
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What did the Lord Chamberlain do?

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demand material that contained inappropriate or immoral was removed

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16
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Which backbencher introduced a bill for theatrical censorship

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George Strauss

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17
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Who supported Strausses Bill

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Roy Jenkins

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18
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When was the theatrical censorship bill passed

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1968

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19
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In the play hair what happened following the act

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13 members of the cast were naked for 30 seconds 1968

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20
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When was the first national women’s liberation conference

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Oxford February 1970

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21
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What did the national women’s liberation conference demand

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Equal pay
Free contraception and abortion on request
Free 24 hour childcare
Equal education and job opportunities

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22
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What did the 1970 equal pay act do

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established the principle for equal pay and work
Not in force for another 5 years

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23
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What group did Mary Whitehouse set up in 1965

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National viewers and listeners assosciation

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24
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How many members did the National viewers and listeners association quickly get

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100,000

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25
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What was seen in the drug culture

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Permissive society

26
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What promoted Drug culture

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“Hippy lifestyle” putting an emphasis on “freelove” and “flower power”

27
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When was the dangerous drugs act

A

1967

28
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What did the dangerous drugs act do

A

made it unlawful to posses drugs such as cannabis and cocaine

29
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When was the first race relations act

A

1965

30
Q

How many complaints were handled by the race relations board in the first year

A

982

31
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How many complaints were dismissed by the race relations board in the first year

A

734

32
Q

What did a survey in North London find out about racism

A

1 in 5 objected to working with Blacks or Asians

33
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When was Enoch Powell’s Rivers of blood speech

A

April 1968

34
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What did a Gallup poll find about public opinion to the rivers of blood speech

A

75% supported what Powell said

35
Q

Who was the minister of defence

A

Denis Healy

36
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What did Denis Healy start

A

A process of spending cuts designed to bring the defence budget below 2 billion by 1970

37
Q

Where was Macmillan’s winds of change speech

A

cape town February 1960

38
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What did Healeys defence white paper do in 1967

A

Set a timetable for troop withdrawals from Adan, middle east, Malaysia and Singapore

39
Q

What did Ian smith set up in Rhodesia in 1965

A

Unilateral declaration of independence for Rhodesia without accepting majority rule

40
Q

Where did Wilson meet Smith

A

On HMS Tiger in December 1966 off Gibraltar

41
Q

What did Ian smith do when he got back home

A

He retracted everything he said in the progressive meeting

42
Q

What did the Ian smith situation do

A

Upset the common wealth and many of the Labour left wing
Made Britain look weak

43
Q

What famous band took LSD

A

The beatles

44
Q

What were the new youth groups

A

Hippes and Skinheads

45
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What percentage of students were women in university in 1970

A

28%

46
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What did the significant rise in immigration in the late 1960s do

A

Lead to a negative response
both in 1968 in terms of government policy and (in a more
extreme way) in the form of Enoch Powell’s “rivers of blood” speech, which found support from some groups.

47
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What could employers do following the 1968 race relations act

A

Employers could discriminate against non white in the interests of “racial balance”

48
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What event became a regular from 1964 onwards

A

Notting Hill carnival

49
Q

Why was the Notting Hill carnival set up

A

Set up by carribbean immigrats to try and improve

50
Q

How much did the youth really use drugs

A

Alcohol tobacco and caffeine were used more than illegal drugs

51
Q

What percentage of complaints were dealt by the race relations board

A

10%

52
Q

What was Wilsons stance on the Vietnam war

A

Refused milliatary action despite supporting the USA (tacit support)

53
Q

Was the Labour government committed to continuing conservative policy for entering the EEC

A

not committed

54
Q

Who fought passionately against Britain’s first application in 1962

A

Hugh Gaitskall

55
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What was Harold Wilsons stance on the EEC

A

Preferred the Atlantic alliance and stronger links with the commonwealth
- However wanted to keep Labour united

56
Q

Name 2 major Europhiles in the cabinet

A

Roy Jenkins
George Brown

57
Q

Who was President of France

A

Charles De Gaulle

58
Q

When did the labour cabinet agree on submitting an application to join the EEC

A

October 1966

59
Q

What did Charles De Gaulle do in June 1967?

A

Put Wilson on the spot demanding assurances that Britain would detach itself from the special relationship

60
Q

What was Wilsons response to De Gaulle demanding Britain to detach itself from the special relationship

A

Would never do this

61
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What did De Gaulle do following Wilson not complying to demands

A

Used his veto against British entry

A level History, Tsarist and communist Russia (19 decks)

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