Britain 1951-2007: Topic 1 The Conservatives in Office 1951-64
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When did petrol rationing end?
1950
When did food rationing end?
1954
Independence of India
1947
Independence of Pakistan
1947
How much did WWII cost Britain?
£28,000
What was the value of assets that had to be disposed in pre-war assets?
£1000 million
What percentage of Britain’s pre-war housing was destroyed in bombing raids?
7%
Beveridge report
1942
What landslide majority did Attlee obtain in 1945?
145 seat majority
National Insurance act
1946
How much was the state pension that the National Insurance act introduced?
26 shillings for over-65s and 42 shillings for married couples
National Assistance Act
1948
National Health Service act (Bevan)
1946
How many hospitals were brought under state control due to nationalisation?
388
How many fewer homes did Britain have post-war?
700,000
How many new homes had been built by 1948?
750,000
Town and Country planning act
1947
How many houses did Labour pledge to build per year?
300,000
Education Act
1944
What age was leaving school raised to and when?
15 in 1947
How many new primary schools had been built by 1950
900
How many new teachers were trained?
35,000
How many troops did the British army contain in 1950?
750,000
Berlin Airlift (Bevin)
1948-49
Marshall aid
1948
NATO
1949
Korean War
1950-53
How much of the budget did defence spending take up?
20%