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1
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What happened to the average wage during WW2?

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It doubled

2
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What were the effects of the blitz?

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  • 3.5 million homes bombed

- 60 million changes of address

3
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How did housing change due to WW2?

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  • 1944 Housing and Temporary Accommodation Act
  • After WW2 prefabricated homes were built
  • 1946 New Towns Act
4
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What were the regional variations in health and diet after WW2 like?

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Infant mortality: 5.17 per 1000 in Wales, 0.86 in Kensington

Still no national healthcare - hospital care a ‘postcode lottery’

5
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What surprised families who looked after children during WW2?

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The children’s diets - They would rather eat fish and chips or biscuits for dinner than vegetables

6
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What was the overall impact of rationing in WW2?

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Gov. price controls meant food became more affordable, working class had a healthier diet

7
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Who ran the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign in WW2?

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The Ministry of Food

8
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What did the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign encourage people to do?

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To grow their own vegetables

9
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How many Britons were killed in WW2?

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450,000

10
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In 1944 what did Beveridge calculate about unemployment?

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85% of all long-term unemployment was in South Wales, Scotland and North of England - the war highlighted the regional differences

11
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What did clothing rationing during WW2 do to help the class divide?

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Levelled fashion across all classes - life became more drap during this time

12
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In 1946, what % of consumer expenditure was controlled by rationing?

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25%

13
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In 1948, what % of consumer expenditure was controlled by rationing?

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30%

14
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How did National and regional radio change during WW2?

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National and Regional programmes were replaced with the Home Service

15
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Why were National and Regional radio programmes were replaced with the Home Service during WW2?

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To prevent enemy aircraft using regional radio as navigation

16
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How did the gov. try to boost morale for factory workers through the radio?

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Programmes like Workers’ Playtime aimed to boost the morale

17
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What were the radio shows during WW2 like?

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News and speech based entertainment

18
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What were cinemas like in the 40s?

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‘Americanization’ of cinemas:

  • youths dressed like gangsters + girls like actresses
  • Using slang like ‘sez you’
19
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What was the 1950 ‘Eady Levy’ charge in cinemas?

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A charge on tickets that was used to subsidise British film-making

20
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What was the cinema boom in WW2 like?

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Popular war films were introduced

  • 1942 film: In Which We Serve
  • 1943 film: The Gentle Sex
21
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What was the 1942 film In Which We Serve about?

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About the navy

22
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What was the 1943 film The Gentle Sex about?

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Exploring the wartime problems for women

23
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How did travel change during WW2?

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The government tried to prevent travel to free up the roads

Railway companies banned from running extra trains during peak holiday hours

24
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What sorts of holidays were popular during the war?

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Seaside holidays

25
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Give some examples of the popular seaside holidays during WW2

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  • Wakes Week

- Trip Week

26
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What sort of holidays did the gov. try to promote during WW2?

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They tried to promote the ‘Holiday at Home’ - it was mainly accepted that holidays were largely good for morale

27
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How did the war create more holiday camps?

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Prisoner of war camps + military barracks built during the war

These were later transformed into holiday camps - this provided the popularity of the holiday camp culture before the 60s

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