Beveridge Report - IDLENESS Flashcards
1
Q
What did they aim to create?
A
Jobs for everyone
2
Q
Where were the changes?
A
Education, housing, health, employment and social insurance
3
Q
Who made these changes?
A
Reconstruction Committee
4
Q
When was there virtually full employment?
A
1950
5
Q
What did Trade Unions accept?
A
A wage freeze in 1948
6
Q
What did the wage freeze mean?
A
There were fewer strikes over the years
7
Q
What was a problem?
A
There were more jobs available than workers
8
Q
Who helped with Austerity?
A
Cripps
9
Q
What did Cripps do?
A
He encouraged exports and cut down imports
10
Q
What happened to the pound?
A
Was devalued in 1949 meaning it was less than foreign currencies
11
Q
What did the devaluation of the pound mean?
A
British exports were cheaper
12
Q
What recovered after war and Why?
A
Industry recovered after war due to Marshall Aid
