Unseen Prose

Question 1

When was the end of the British Empire?

Answer 1

1945

Question 2

In what decade was the need for collective responsibility as the class system became less rigid?

Answer 2

1945-55

Question 3

When did the Labour Party come into power?

Answer 3

1945-55

Question 4

When did social security payments for the unemployed begin?

Answer 4

1945-55

Question 5

When did the NHS begin?

Answer 5

1948

Question 6

When were public services nationalised? E.g. gas and electricity

Answer 6

1945-55

Question 7

When was the end of WW2?

Answer 7

1945

Question 8

When was a time of mass immigration from West Indies, India and Pakistan - SS Empire Windrush?

Answer 8

1945-55

Question 9

What did SS Empire Windrush bring to the UK?

Answer 9

Nearly 500 Caribbeans - men who had fought for Britain

Question 10

When did India gain independence and led to the partition of India and Pakistan?

Answer 10

1947

Question 11

When was the UN formed to maintain world peace and an international dialogue?

Answer 11

1945-55

Question 12

When did America enter WW2?

Answer 12

1941

Question 13

In which decade was industrialisation and capitalism thriving in America?

Answer 13

1945-55

Question 14

What did WW2 do for America?

Answer 14

Lifted it into prosperity

Established it as a ‘global superpower’

Question 15

What was there a changing sense of national identity in the US in 1945-55?

Answer 15

Immigrants poured in such as the Irish and Polish communities. Also reinforced the notion of the American Dream

Question 16

What happened to women following the end of WW2?

Answer 16

Some continued to work in manufacturing jobs and gained some independence outside the domestic home

Question 17

Did WW2 have a unifying effect in America?

Answer 17

Yes, there was widespread patriotism and faith in America

Question 18

What did America fear in 1945-55?

Answer 18

Communism. Seen to be at odds with American values of democracy, freedom and self-sufficiency

Question 19

When did the Cold War start between the Soviet Union and the USA?

Answer 19

1945

Question 20

What occurred as a result of the Cold War?

Answer 20

An undercurrent of xenophobia towards immigrants and anti-semitism

Question 21

When was the contraceptive pill introduced in the UK?

Answer 21

1961

Question 22

What did the introduction of the contraceptive pill create in the UK?

Answer 22

A sexual revolution and the notion of ‘free love’ without fear of pregnancy

Question 23

When were abortion and homosexuality legalised in the UK?

Answer 23

1967

Question 24

When did women strike over equal pay at Ford factory in Dagenham?

Answer 24

1968

Question 25

When did the troubles begin in Northern Ireland?

Answer 25

1968

Question 26

When was the British army sent to Northern Ireland to restore order?

Answer 26

1969

Question 27

When did the Troubles last until?

Answer 27

The Good Friday agreement in 1998

Question 28

Why was the influence of the Lost Generation in USA in 1955-60s?

Answer 28

Many young soldiers believed that fighting a ‘just war’ would create a new world based upon ethical principles. The lost generation didn’t experience post war patriotism. They saw social problems and the disregard for these issues.

Question 29

When did the Civil Rights Movement begin?

Answer 29

1954

Question 30

When was the emergence of the teenager and youth culture?

Answer 30

1955-60s

Question 31

What was the influence of ‘the teenager’ in America?

Answer 31

They didn’t accept conventional roles and fulfilled a notion of ‘teenage rebellion’ with new music and fashion, such as rock and roll

Question 32

When did America enter the Vietnam War?

Answer 32

1955

Question 33

When did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat and marked the beginning of the CRM?

Answer 33

1955

Question 34

When was Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream speech’ first delivered?

Answer 34

1963

Question 35

When did the Civil Rights Act outlaw racial segregation?

Answer 35

1964

Question 36

When were black people given the vote?

Answer 36

1965

Question 37

When was America withdrawn from Vietnam?

Answer 37

1969

Question 38

What did the 1970s-80s mark for the UK?

Answer 38

A time of women’s liberation and gay liberation

Question 39

When did gay liberation marches begin?

Answer 39

1970 along with the Gay Pride movement

Question 40

When did women come together for the first UK Women’s Liberation Conference in Oxford?

Answer 40

27th February 1970

Question 41

When was the sex discrimination Act passed?

Answer 41

1975

Question 42

When was the Employment Protection Act passed?

Answer 42

1975

Question 43

When did Margaret Thatcher become the first female prime minister?

Answer 43

1979

Question 44

When was the decline in the coal industry?

Answer 44

1984

Question 45

Effects of the decline of the coal industry?

Answer 45

- miner’s strike - unemployment soared - families plunged into poverty - many families still affected by this generations later

Question 46

When was Tony Blair prime minister?

Answer 46

1997-2007

Question 47

How did Tony Blair involve the UK in Iraq?

Answer 47

Blair was believed to be holding intelligence on Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction and decided to take British troops into Iraq even though many British people were strongly against Britain’s involvement in the Iraq war

Question 48

When was the EU referendum?

Answer 48

Thursday 23rd June 2016

Question 49

What was the outcome of the EU referendum?

Answer 49

Leave won by 51.9% to 48.1%

Question 50

When did Iraq attack Iran?

Answer 50

1980. Also conquered Kuwait and controlled 20% of the world’s oil reserves

Question 51

When was 9/11?

Answer 51

11th September 2001

Question 52

Who carried out 9/11?

Answer 52

The 19 hijackers were members of al-Qaeda, a global Islamist network led by Osama Bin Ladin

Question 53

When did US Navy SEALS kill Osama Bin Ladin?

Answer 53

2011

Question 54

When was Trump elected as President?

Answer 54

2016

Question 55

Key terrorist attacks

Answer 55

- 2005 London bus explosion | - 2017 Westminster attack

Question 56

Impact of the Syrian War

Answer 56

Over half of the country’s pre-war population was killed - more than 12 million. Largest refugee crisis in history