Edexcel History Britain Transformed Theme 2 Statistics

__ of all Etonians died in WWI

21%

the gentry sold off __ of all land in England between 1918 and 1920

¼

Between 1918 and 1939 __ of the middle class owned homes

30%

__+ of all Britain’s manpower during WWI was made up of black and Asian troops

1/3

__ required migrant workers to register w/ police before seeking work

The Alien Orders Act 1920

Between 1934-1935, __ of black and Asian men had been unemployed for a prolonged period of time, compared to __ of white men

80%, 30%

1918 report stated that Asian chefs were payed a month whereas white chefs were payed __ a month

£5, £20

2 acts that expanded the electorate

1918 & 1928 Representation of the People Act

__ of all work done by working class women was done from home

2/3

__ removed barriers preventing women from entering various professions and public roles based on their sex

1919 Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act

1931 ___ of architects were female

21/6000

in 1931 __ of the female work force were either divorced, widowed or single

84%

between 1918 and 1939, never more than __ of MPs were women

5%

which act allowed for divorce on the grounds of adultery, desertion for three or more years, cruelty, incurable insanity, incest or sodomy

1937 Matrimonial causes act

__ the first birth control clinic was opened by __

1921, Marie Stopes

which act raised the age of consent from 13 to 16

1922 Criminal Law (Amendment) Act (advocated for by female MPs)

in 1931 __ of the 4,000 gentry were listed as landless

1/3

what was the inheritance tax that impacted the aristocracy called

death duties

what 1944 education act helped social mobility

the 1944 Education Act (Butler Act) - restructured education system by establishing a national system of free secondary education to all & raising the leaving age to 15

__ poles recruited as part of the Polish resettlement corps during WWII

100,000

__ black African men served in the British forces during WWII

500,000

female MPs debating in parliament led to __

equal war time compensation for both men and women in 1943

in __ child psychologists reported the phenomenon of bed wetting in evacuated working class children…

1939, upper class host families blamed it on poor inner city conditions instead of war trauma & reinforced class sterotypes

__ cricketer Learie Constantine was refused service at a hotel because he was black

1944

which act allowed all members of UK colonies to enter the UK

1948 British Nationality Act (e.g. SS Windrush)

number of migrants from India and Pakistan __ (1939) to __ (1949)

9,300 to 64,000

between 1948 and 1954, the NHS recruited __ nurses from the Caribbean

3,000

__ of working class women worked in industries such as nursing, teaching, clerical work, factory work

86%

__ employers began to remove the marriage bar

1946

what act meant that access to the UK could only be done through employment vouchers

1962 Commonwealth Act

which act placed further restrictions on immigration and required a job in order to migrate to the UK

1968 Commonwealth Act

which act made discrimination illegal in public settings

1965 Race Relations Act

which act made discrimination illegal in employment and housing

1968 Race Relations Act

__ Notting Hill Riots

1958

Rivers of Blood speech, __ interviewed supported the speech, _/_ letters opposed

1968, 2/3, 800/100,000

__ 25yo Altab Ali was murdered by 3 teenagers inspired by the NF

1978

By 1972 __ of married women were retaining jobs

50%

which act was created as a prerequisite for joining the EEC

1970 Equal Pay Act, came into effect 1975

__ Dagenham Sewing Machinists strikes _

1968, female machinists payed 15% less than men

female trade union membership increased from __ in 1970 to _ in 1979

2.6mil to 3.6mil

__ of housewives admitted to feeling lonely in the late 50s

60%

__ contraceptive pill can only be given to married women

1961

__ first National Women’s Liberation Conference

1970

__ first National Rape Crisis centre opened

1973

__ Radio 1 opened in order to appeal to teenagers and battle against pirate radio stations

1967

university student increased by __ between 1961 and 1969

190,000

__ voting age lowered to 18

1969

only __ of students from LSE (considered the most radical university institution) had attended a protest

40%

__ Abortion Act

1967

__ + the _ opposed sex, violence and swearing on TV

Mary Whitehouse & the NVLA

__ members of the NVLA

100,000

__ Festival of Light _ people in attendance

1971, 100,000

Margaret Thatcher, 1977 quote

‘basic christian values.. are under attack’