Legislation and Statistics, 1960-1969

Question 1

When were NEDDY and NICKY set up?

Answer 1

1962

Question 2

When was unemployment highest since the war?

Answer 2

1963

Question 3

When had real incomes risen 22%?

Answer 3

By 1964

Question 4

When were the PIAs?

Answer 4

1966 and 1967

Question 5

When was the National Front founded?

Answer 5

1967

Question 6

By how much was the pound devalued in 1967?

Answer 6

From $2.80 to $2.40

Question 7

What % of uni applications were successful in 1961?

Answer 7

15%

Question 8

When was the birth control pill invented?

Answer 8

1961

Question 9

When was homosexuality and abortion legalised?

Answer 9

1967

Question 10

When was the IRC formed?

Answer 10

1966

Question 11

When was the Rivers of Blood speech and how many people agreed?

Answer 11

1968 and 74% agreed

Question 12

When did National Service End?

Answer 12

1961

Question 13

When was Beyond the Fringe?

Answer 13

1960

Question 14

What % owned a TV in 1960?

Answer 14

80%

Question 15

What is an example of a show from the satire boom?

Answer 15

‘That Was The Week That Was’ 1962

Question 16

When was the Profumo affair?

Answer 16

1963

Question 17

What evidence is there that poverty wasn’t eradicated?

Answer 17

1965 Child Poverty Action Group claimed 720,000 children were living in poverty. Increasing welfare costs led to debate over their effectiveness

Question 18

When did Ronan Point flats explode?

Answer 18

1968

Question 19

What immigration act was passed in 1962 and how much support did it have?

Answer 19

1962 Commonwealth Immigration Act - had to have a work voucher to enter the the UK. 62-76% support

Question 20

When was “If you want a nigger for a neighbour vote Labour”?

Answer 20

1964

Question 21

When were the race relations acts passed?

Answer 21

1965 1968

Question 22

When was the open uni established?

Answer 22

1969

Question 23

When was the crosland circular and CSE?

Answer 23

1965

Question 24

How much did welfare cost in 1966?

Answer 24

5% of GDP

Question 25

How many days lost to wildcat strikes in 1968?

Answer 25

4.7 million

Question 26

When did Desmond Dekker’s Israelites reach number 1?

Answer 26

1969

Question 27

How many slum houses did Manchester have in 1963?

Answer 27

80,000

Question 28

What did the 1963 Newsom Report call for?

Answer 28

Helping weak pupils and new teaching methods

Question 29

How often did the MC or WC go on holidays in 1960s?

Answer 29

1/3 of MC took regular holidays

1/5 of WC

Question 30

What patriotic film was there in 1960?

Answer 30

Sink the Bismark

Question 31

When was James Bond?

Answer 31

1962

Question 32

How much was the budget deficit 1964-1970?

Answer 32

£800 million budget deficit

Question 33

When was the British Black Panther Party founded?

Answer 33

1968

Question 34

By 1964, how many grammars, secondary moderns and technical schools were there?

Answer 34

3906 secondary moderns, 1298 grammar schools, 195 comprehensives

Question 35

When was the merger of British Leyland and the British Motor Corporation?

Answer 35

1968

Question 36

What % of abortions were done in the private secto between 1968-1978?

Answer 36

58% suggesting they were more available to MC women

Question 37

How many misconduct inquiries were made into mental health hospitals in 1967-1981?

Answer 37

25 separate inquiries into misconduct

Question 38

How did treatments expand between 1948-1964?

Answer 38

250% more drugs available in 1964 than in 1951

1964 - vaccines for TB, diphtheria, polio, whooping cough and tetanus

Question 39

From 1960, what was the NHS able to provide?

Answer 39

Kidney dialysis
Catheters
Organ transplants

Question 40

How did spending increase 1960-1975?

Answer 40

Spending increased 4.5% each year

Question 41

How did the NHS improve life expectancy?

Answer 41

65. 8 years for men to 71 years

70. 1 years for women to 77 years

Question 42

How many new unis opened in the 1960s known as plate glass unis?

Answer 42

20

Question 43

What did the Plowden Report recommend in 1967?

Answer 43

Banning corporal punishment
Giving children more freedom within the classroom
Encouraging teachers to help and advice rather than lecture

Question 44

When did the BBC begin playing pop music?

Answer 44

1967

Question 45

What 1964 tv programme catered to teenagers?

Answer 45

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