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1951-1964, affluence = the state of having a great deal of money; wealth. …
1951-1964
Foreign Relations
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Decolonisation:
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The impact of the Suez Crisis along with economic burden of maintaining the empire lead to the decolonisation.
Korean War (1950-53):
Britain supplied 90k troops for the Korean War, second only to USA.
Suez Crisis (1956):
It was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France.
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Conservative Dominance
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Domestic Policies:
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Education - Emergence of grammar schools. Eden tried to promote and poor emphasis on technical education but by the early 1960s people questioned if this system was fair. (Tripartied)
Social reforms - Clean air act in 1956, Butler as home Secretary (1957-62) took liberal stances on homosexuality and the death penalty. Homicide act 1957 limited the use of the death penalty.
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Social Developments
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Women:
75% of women were married, the average age of marriage being 21.
Households owning a washing machine increased by 54% in 1957-59 and a 58% increase in fridge ownership.
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Despite more women in work, attitudes towards them stayed the same.
Condition of the Economy
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Decline:
Though the economy grew 40% in this time period, compared to other countries Britain still where behind. (France grew 50%)
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Post War Boom
A lot of the economic success can be seen with Britain recovering from WW2. Continous amount of economic growth but in contrast to other countries Britain was still behind.
Stop - Go Economics
This strategy employs a cycle of deflationary and inflationary measures to curb inflation and maintain full employment.
Introduced to tackle the balance of payments (spending compared to how much is coming in) and there was a fear that the economy would grow at a faster pace than production.
‘The British economy was weak in the early 1960s because of ‘stop-go’ policies.’ Explain why you agree or disagree with this view. (Assess the validity of this view.
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- Wage increase/masking the idea of the British economy being weak.
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