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Society (+ domestic policies) Flashcards

1
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Coronation of Elizabeth II

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2nd June 1953

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2
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How many commonwealth immigrants are in the uk in 1951?

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5000

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3
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How many roads are there in 1953?

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3.3 million

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Wolfenden Commission

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1957 - recommend that homosexuality should be decriminalised however the suggestion was rejected in 1960

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5
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Notting Hill Riots

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1958 - over 600 white males tried to break their way into black owned properties

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6
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Big Freeze

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1962

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7
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When and between which groups was there conflict on a bank holiday?

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Between the Mods and Rockers on the easter weekend 1964

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8
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When was the rise of the Private Eye

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1961

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9
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How many immigrants were there by 1958?

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210 000

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10
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What hit Britain in the summer of 1963?

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Beatlemania

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11
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When did National Service end?

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1560

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12
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What were the three main youth groups?

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Teddy Boys, Mods and Rockers

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13
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How much of the population were teenagers?

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10%

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14
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What was the White Defence League modelled after?

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Oswald Mosley’s Union of Fascists

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15
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How many New Commonwealth citizens entered between 1960 and 1962?

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Over 230 000

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16
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Name a reason for the growth in anti-social behaviour among youths.

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  • growth of affluent society enabled young people with good wages increased independence
  • pockets of poverty where people felt bitter towards those with increased affluence
  • increase in anti establishment due to scandals
  • those in the 60s were the first not to have lived through the depression or the war
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17
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How much of the workforce was made up by women by 1960?

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1/3

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18
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What was the impact of the war on married couples?

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increase in divorces

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19
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Salmon Report

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Blamed racial tensions on:
- willingness of black people to work for lower wages angering white people
- rise in rents as black people willing to live in more cramped conditions forcing up overall rents which white people could not afford.
- sexual jealousy. White males resented black males going out with white females.
- ‘Teddy boys’ involvement to become local heroes

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Commonwealth Immigrants Act

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1962 - restricted immigration by only allowing people in on a working basis

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21
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Who was murdered in 1959 and where?

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Kelso Cochrane in Notting Hill

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22
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Family Allowance

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Paid to women for each child in the family - the welfare state was based on the nuclear family and on full eployment for men

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23
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Why did trade unions not support women working?

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Because they believed it would lower wages

24
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When did teachers receive equal pay?

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1952

25
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When did civil servants receive equal pay?

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1954

26
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Increase in wages 1951 - 1964?

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£8.30 to £18.35 - real wages kept ahead of inflation

27
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Increase in ownership of private cars 1960 - 64?

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Quadrupled from 1.5 million to 5.5 million.

28
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Who was housing minister under Churchill and what did he achieve?

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Macmillan - built 300 000 annually by 1954, achieving Churchill’s promise.

29
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Percentage of women in the workforce by 1961?

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35% - increased from 26% in 1951

30
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Hire Purchase

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Enabled customers to buy items and then pay later aiding the increase in consumerism.

31
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When was itv launched?

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1955

32
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Rise in television ownership?

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32%

33
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How many people holidayed at Butlins per week?

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60 000

34
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How many people enjoyed foreign holidays?

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2% of the population

35
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Profumo Affair

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1961 - secretary of state for war, John Profumo caught having an affair with model Christine Keeler who was also sleeping with a Soviet Naval Captain. He denied the accusations and Macmillan was quick to jump to his defence, making him appear unreliable when Profumo later admitted he had lied. Also highlighted an issue with state security. Emphasised that after 12 years in office, the Conservative party were losing their hold on society.

36
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Explain the rise in satire.

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Stage show Beyond the Fringe in 1960 and satirical magazine, the Private Eye were known to ridicule the establishment and Macmillan in particular was a victim of their ridicule.

37
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Look Back In Anger

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A play by John Osborne, first staged in 1956 - part of a group of writers dubbed the ‘angry young men’ who rebelled against traditional literature and produced art they felt reflected contemporary society

38
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Lady Chatterley’s Lover

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Caused an outrage and led to a high profile court case in 1960 due to the Obscenity Act.

39
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Mary Whitehouse

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Began a moral crusade in 1963

40
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How much of the population belonged to the middle class?

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28%

41
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How many new homes were built by 1964?

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1.7 million

42
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Rent Act

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1957 - abolished rent control, putting 6 million properties on the market

43
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When did rationing end?

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1954

44
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Clean Air Act

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1956

45
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Kim Philby

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1963 - discovered that Kim Philby, a senior in foreign office, ran a spy network for the Soviets for decades. The government took the brunt of the blame

46
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Argyll Divorce Case

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1963 - Duke of Argyll divorced his wife and showed the court a list of men with whom she had supposedly slept with, on which there was the names of two government ministers. Cast doubt on the moral compass of society.

47
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The Vassall Inquiry

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1963 - civil servant John Vassall was caught spying for the Soviet Union in 1962. There were rumours that senior admiralty officers had protected him and the talk of cover ups highlighted Macmillan’s inability to control govt services

48
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When and where was the first comprehensive school opened?

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1954 - Anglesey, North Wales

49
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Name an argument for comprehensive schools.

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  • selective education undervalued those who couldn’t meet the requirements
  • selection process was psychologically dubious and unreliable
  • selection was socially divisive
  • greater share of investment went to top tier schools
  • records showed children performed equally well in comprehensive schools and grammar schools
50
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Name an argument against comprehensive school.

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  • in practise, comprehensive schools denied people from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to benefit from a specialised education that met their needs
  • quality depended on the area in which they resided
  • separation of children into sets perpetuated preserving the differentiation of children into different types
51
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Robbins Report

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1963
- expansion of existing universities
- emphasis on scientific education
- existing CATs to be upgraded to uni status
- larger grants so no potential students were deterred by lack of income

52
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Homicide Act

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1957 - limited the imposition of the death penalty

53
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Night of the long knives

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1962 - Macmillan reshuffled his cabinet, 2/3s sacked

54
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When was the Clockwork Orange published?

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1962 - a satirical exploration of the extreme violence in society

55
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David Bailey and Jean Shrimpton Vogue shoot? What did this signify?

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1962 - encapsulated the swinging sixties

1951 - 1964 (6 decks)

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