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Time Line (1933, Financial Crises (1939, WW2 starts (1940-41The Blitz…

- - - - Fear
      - Economy collapses
      - Homes and infrastructure destroyed
        
        Homeless people
        
        Hospitals destroyed.
        
        Transport disrupted
      - 1942, British withdrawal from India
        
        1944 Education Act
        
        1945-1948, Introduction of social security.
        
        National Insurance - Industrial Injuries Act (1946) - extra benefits for people injured at work
        
        National Assistance Act (1948) - benefits for anybody in need. 'The Times' described it as: 'the last defence against extreme poverty'.
        
        1948, NHS
        
        National Health Service Act (1948) - despite opposition from doctors, who insisted on the right to continue treating some patients privately, Aneurin Bevan brought in the NHS on 5 July 1948. Doctors, hospital, dentists, opticians, ambulances, midwives and health visitors were available, free to everybody.
        
        1950s
        
        1956, British withdrawal from Suez Canal, Egypt
        
        Increase in immigration due to BNA 40,000 ('48-'56)
        
        1960's
        
        1960, Contraceptive Pill
        
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        Family Allowances Act (1945) - 5s a week for each child after the first.
        
        National Insurance Act (1945) - unemployment pay for six months and sick pay for as long as you were sick.
        
        Keeps kids in school till 15
        
        Grammar schools, Poly Techs and Secondary schools
        
        Later repercussions
        
        1948, British Nationality Act
        
        1949, Commonwealth Est.