Young People

Question 1

How many hippies gathered for the 3 day ‘love in’

Answer 1

50,000

Question 2

When was there a petition to legalise cannabis?

Answer 2

1968

Question 3

What drugs are associated with hippies?

Answer 3

LSD and cannabis

Question 4

How many hippies lived in communes?

Answer 4

Few dozen

Question 5

When were the protests at LSE?

Answer 5

1967

Question 6

Why were there protests at LSE

Answer 6

Director had worked in zimbabawe and deemed to support ‘white rule’

Question 7

When were the sit ins in Essex and Leicester?

Answer 7

1967

Question 8

When were the Hornsey college of art protests?

Answer 8

1968

Question 9

When was there violence at LSE

Answer 9

1969

Question 10

When were there protests in northern island?

Answer 10

1968

Question 11

What were the protests in 1968 about?

Answer 11

Discrimination against Catholics inspired my MLK

Question 12

What year was the pole saying 80% of people found politics boring?

Answer 12

1968

Question 13

How many people found politics boring?

Answer 13

80%

Question 14

What year was the pill saying about happiness of treatment

Answer 14

1969

Question 15

How many students were happy with treatment in 1969

Answer 15

90%

Question 16

Where were the polls taken?

Answer 16

Leeds uni

Question 17

What year were there protests at the US embassy

Answer 17

1968

Question 18

How many protestors at US embassy

Answer 18

25,000

Question 19

How did they tackle the embassy problem

Answer 19

Police firmly took control

Question 20

What was life like in the 50s for children

Answer 20

Same as there parents
Wore same clothes
Listened to same music
Traditional values

Question 21

When was Britain prosperity?

Answer 21

1955

Question 22

What was the music in the late 50s

Answer 22

Rock and roll
Elvis
Top 20 songs

Question 23

What was skiffle?

Answer 23

Type of band which turned into rock and roll through us influence

Question 24

What were the main US influence in the 50s

Answer 24

Film
Music
Clothing

Question 25

What was the film called starting James Dean?

Answer 25

Rebel without cause

Question 26

What year was rebel without cause produced?

Answer 26

1955

Question 27

What was the important if RWC

Answer 27

It resonated with the teenagers as it was about a misunderstood teen

Question 28

What happened in the summer of 64

Answer 28

Conflict between mods and rockers in seaside towns

Question 29

How many arrests were there in Brighton?

Answer 29

76

Question 30

What was the significance of Hastings in 64

Answer 30

Police were flew in from London

70 arrests ev

Question 31

When was the education act?

Answer 31

1944

Question 32

What were the factors of affluence in the late 50s

Answer 32

Low unemployment 
More disposable income 
More leisure time-less working hours 
Post war boom 
Value of wages increased

Question 33

What was important about 60s fashion

Answer 33

Mary quant used young models - new role model - which became super stars

Rise of the mini skirt

Only better off could afford quants clothes

Clothes didn’t emphasise female curves - rise of the thinner women

Question 34

What was the music in 60s

Answer 34

The Rolling Stones, Beatles, the who, the beach boys

Question 35

How was sex encouraged?

Answer 35

Thought films and music such as Alfie in 1966 glorifying sex

Question 36

Why were people more sexually active?

Answer 36

The pill in 1961

Question 37

Why were young people rebellious?

Answer 37

Wanted to be different from parents and enjoyed question authority

Question 38

What did John Lennon say which was controversial and rebellious?

Answer 38

The Beatles are bigger than Jesus

Question 39

What film mocked police and social workers?

Answer 39

West side story

Question 40

What changed for music in 60s?

Answer 40

Portable radios using batteries

Cheaper record players

Question 41

What tv shows were broadcasted in the 60s

Answer 41

Ready steady go

Music/fashion

Question 42

Who presented ready steady go?

Answer 42

Cathy McGowen - teenager

Question 43

How did transport change in the 60s?

Answer 43

Use of scooters and motorbikes allowed people to travel further to music festivals and more fashionable places

Question 44

How much a year did young people spend on themselves in 60s

Answer 44

800m

Question 45

Why was consumerism important for companies?

Answer 45

Made teenage specific goods especially in fashion cosmetics and films

Question 46

Why were grammar schools better?

Answer 46

Better facilities
Better teacher
More likely to go to uni

Question 47

what document caused authorised to remove grammar schools

Answer 47

10/65

Question 48

Why did authorities want to remove grammar schools?

Answer 48

Universities were elitist to grammar schools 
Biased to middle class as they could afford tutoring

Question 49

Who opposed comprehensive schools?

Answer 49

Conservatives 
Upper class families

Question 50

Why were mixed schools important

Answer 50

Social mixing removed stigma
Everyone has equal opportunities for a brighter future
More people stayed in education

Question 51

What was allowed to help people in university?

Answer 51

Grants that didn’t have to be repayed for tuition fees and livid expenses

Question 52

Why were universities important in society

Answer 52

People would challenge society
Everyone was able to go on to higher education
Developed creativity
Long lasting impact on new ideas and courses

Question 53

What was availible to those who couldn’t afford quants clothe s

Answer 53

Cheaper versions

Question 54

When was the summer of love?

Answer 54

1967