Social And Cultural Changes 1964-1970

Question 1

What %of the population had a tv in 1961 and 1971

Answer 1

1961 = 75%
1971 = 91%

Question 2

How did Hugh greene change the BBC

Answer 2

Money was diverted from radio to tv
Guidelines for nudity and swearing were revised
More popular programmes were commissioned
New style of news presentations

Question 3

When did ITV launch

Answer 3

1955

Question 4

What did the launch of ITV allow to happen

Answer 4

Advertising could go straight into people’s homes and get brands as household names

Question 5

When was BBC 2 launched

Answer 5

April 1964

Question 6

What did the launch of BBC 2 allow to happen

Answer 6

BBC 1 could become more popularist

Question 7

When did BBC 2 broadcast in colour

Answer 7

July 1967

Question 8

How did radio survive tvs growing popularity

Answer 8

They were made cheap and portable
Long life batteries and earphones

Question 9

When did the sun launch

Answer 9

1964

Question 10

By 1969 how much of leisure time was spent watching TV

Answer 10

23%

Question 11

What hobbies became popular

Answer 11

DIY
Cooking
Needle work
Knitting
Gardening

Question 12

What did increase in TV cause

Answer 12

Decline in live events and football game attendance

Question 13

How did cars help with leisure activities

Answer 13

Cars became more affordable so people could travel out of town to shopping centres , leisure facilities (caravaning , golf , sailing)

Question 14

How did leisure activites help businesses

Answer 14

Businesses selling equipment for leisure activities grew

Question 15

What did increased foreign holidays lead to

Answer 15

The opening of more restaurants and wine bars to cater for the new tastes of the middle class

Question 16

What % of people in higher education were women in 1970

Answer 16

28%

Question 17

What % of women made managerial positions

Answer 17

5 %

Question 18

How was girls education in the 60s

Answer 18

Very domestic and they often left t minimum age and married young

Question 19

Why did not many women with children work

Answer 19

Childminders were rare
Private nurseries were expensive
Mothers who worked were frowned upon and seen as selfish

Question 20

When and what was the NHS family planning act

Answer 20

1967 allowed local authorities to provide contraception and advice

Question 21

What % of birth were illegitimate in 1970

Answer 21

8.2 %

Question 22

What was the 1970 matrimonial property act

Answer 22

Said that the work of a wife , paid or not , should be accounted for in the divorce settlement

Question 23

When was the equal pay act established

Answer 23

1970

Question 24

At the end of the 60s had feminism made much head way

Answer 24

No because discrimination and inequality still existed

Question 25

Was there a drug problem in youth culture

Answer 25

Not really
Alcohol , tobacco and caffeine were used more than illegal substances according to a survey in 1969

Question 26

Why did youth culture emerge

Answer 26

They had more free time and more money

Question 27

How did youth culture spread

Answer 27

By tv and radio
Top of the pops - 1964

Question 28

What youth groups emerged

Answer 28

Skin heads - came from the mods
Hippies - love and peace , flower power

Question 29

Who demonstrated against the Vietnam war

Answer 29

Young people from oxford and LSE

Question 30

When was the battle of grosvenor square

Answer 30

28 March 1968
200 people were arrested

Question 31

What did the 1965 London survey say abut race opinions

Answer 31

1 in 5 would object to working with black or Asian people
Half said they would refuse to live next door

Question 32

What did the 1965 race relations act say

Answer 32

That discrimination in public places on grounds of colour , race or ethnicity was forbade
Complaints were to be made to the race relations board

Question 33

When was the commonwealth immigration act passed and what did it say

Answer 33

Feb 1968
It limited the right of return to Britain for non white commonwealth citizens

Question 34

When did Enoch Powell make his speech

Answer 34

April 1968

Question 35

How did people respond to Enoch Powell speech
What % supported him

Answer 35

Dockers and meat porters in London went on strike
Protests at Downing Street
75% supported him

Question 36

What did the 1968 race relations act say

Answer 36

Banned racial discrimination in housing , employment, insurance and other services
Race relations board had stronger powers

Question 37

In 1972 how many complaints did the race relations act uphold

Answer 37

10% of the 1241 complaints
Complaints were low because people had little faith in

Question 38

What were the positive aspects of immigration

Answer 38

Communities living together
Notting Hill carnival became annual since 1964
New foods
Fashion
Culture
Music