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Y9 HT5 HISTORY - How far did British society change after WWII? - Coggle…
Y9 HT5 HISTORY - How far did British society change after WWII?
Welfare State
Education Act:
Set the school leaving age at 15 years old, and introduced free secondary schools
National Health Act:
Doctors, hospitals, dentists, opticians, ambulances, midwives and health visitors were available to everyone
New Towns Act:
Authorised the building of new towns at places such as Stevenage, Basildon, Newton Wycliffe and Peterlee. The labour government was keen to improve housing, and this was their attack on the 'giant' of squalor.
Welfare state:
Providing economic security for its citizens by protecting them from risks such as old age, unemployment, accidents, and sickness
William Beveridge
was a leading politician that played a key role in the welfare state
Blitz
Evacuation:
Almost 1.5 million children, mothers, pregnant women and teachers were evacuated from cities to the countryside to escape the bombing
Rationing:
70% of British food was imported , and during the war Germans sank ships bringing supplies, so food and other goods were limited.
Women in work:
women took the roles of men who had gone to war, such as in the Land Army, in heavy industries and in the armed forces, although they were not allowed to fight
Blitz:
the bombing of British cities by German planes from September 1940 to may 1941.
Keywords
Migration:
Movement of people from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily.
Immigration:
moving to live in a country permanently
Contraception:
Use of methods or devices to prevent pregnancy
Abortion:
ending pregnancy so it doesn't result in a child
Blackout:
Not showing lights anywhere at night
Second wave feminism:
A period of feminist activism that began in the early 1960's and lasted roughly 2 decades.
Discrimination:
the unjust treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, age, sex or disability.