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| Question | Answer |
| Name 3 ways the creation of the welfare state would have impacted the children in post-war Britain | Free healthcare - healthier Free education - educated Gov look after you - social security (jobs too) |
| When did the economic boom occur and why? | 1956 as children would work the same job as their parents after school. This meant they had spending money for themselves increasing consumerism |
| Describe how a young person would spend their leisure time in the 1950's | Going to churches on a Sunday Visiting relatives Listening to music and dancing Family time - watching only one programme available and the one radio channel |
| When were eggs, cheese and meat rationing finished? | 1954 |
| How could you find difficult to buy products? | Through the illegal 'black market' |
| How did teenagers dress? | Like their parents. Girls would follow their mothers dress sense and boys would follow their fathers. |
| In the 1950's how did families go from poor to rich quickly? | Britains economy improved, so there were labour shortages. Anyone fit for jobs can get one |
| How many days a week did most people work? | 5 days instead of 6 |
| Why were teenagers able to keep their money that they earned? | Fathers earned enough for the household |
| What did this mean? (teens keeping their money) | They could create a different identity to their parents. Companies started seeing them as consumers. Dressed differently, listened to different music and watched films. Spent time with other teenagers |
| Where did most trends in the UK come from & why? | From the US (when American soldiers came to Britain) and travelled due to common language |
| How did society become liberal? (link to laws) | 1957: death penalty for murder abolished |
| When did education systems start to change and why? | In the 1960's due to criticism being made |
| When did students leave school? | 14/15 |
| What did students do once they left school? | Went to work, grammar school students went to uni. |
| How did you get into a grammar school? | By passing the 11+ test |
| What was the aim of grammar schools? | Open up opportunities for children no matter what their social background. |
| In 1960's what did critics from the Labour Party say in regards to grammar schools? | Middle-class children could pass the test as parents could buy private coaching for child. Class divides. |
| Where did secondary schools head to? (for work) | Low paid jobs (poor ppl) |
| Where did grammar school pupils head to? (for work) | Better paid jobs - businesses, medicine, civil service as they had better funded, more qualified teachers (rich ppl) |
| Who issued the document '10/65' in July 1965? | Education minister, Crosland |
| What did the document '10/65' state? | Told authorities around countries to abolish secondary and grammar schools and educate in comprehensive schools. |
| By 1970 how many comprehensive schools were there? | 1,145 |
| What was the aim of the comprehensive schools? | Different social groups' children to mix. Still better off going to grammar schools. (equal opp. for poor & rich) |
| In which year did the government want more people to study? | 1963 |
| In the 1960's how many universities did the conservative gov build? | 11 more. (Southampton, Nottingham and Staffordshire) |
| How many new higher institutions did the government introduce? | 32 |
| What were these higher institutions called? | Polytechnics |
| What was polytechnics' aim? | Encourage students who wanted to study applied science and technology |
| What was the grant? | Tuition fees for universities paid by the government for everyone. To persuade intelligent people from poor backgrounds to study. The government would cover their expenses. |
| What did universities teach? | Theory based knowledge: law, history, English. |
| How did education rise between 1961 and 1969? | 200,000 to 390,000 |
| How did new subjects such as Sociology, Psychology and Politics affect students? | It made them want to change the world. |
| Who were hippies and what year did they come out? | 1960's. Groups of young people |
| Where did hippies originate from? | USA, San Francisco |
| What did hippies wear? | Tinted round sunglasses, beads like jewellery, long hair, colourful clothing |
| What were hippies culture? | Peace, free love for more than one person 'groupies', associated with drugs (cannabis, LSD) |
| What did hippies talk of? | Flower power - carried flowers (sign of peace). Belief that society should be closer to nature. |
| When was the summer of love movement? | August 1967 |
| What was the summer of love movement? | Hippies gathered for a 3 day love in |
| Which rally occurred in 1968? | Rally in hyde park to legalise cannabis. Petition signed by Beatles and Rolling Stones |
| Who did people who supported the flower power movement also support? | The peace movement |
| When was the campaign for nuclear disarmament? | 1950's |
| In 1962, many teenagers joined the movement. Why? | After the Cuban Missile Crisis Also did later on for Vietnam War |
| What did students do in 1963 and why? | They decided direct action needed to persuade government. They broke into government bunker and decided to copy top secret documents. Protests on uni campuses |
| Who wrote the famous song to end the Vietnam War? | John Lennon |
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