Britain 1900-1951 Alevel History

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No. of people claiming OAP by 1914
970,000
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OAP annual payment was £12. What was living wage in 1908?
£50
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How many grammar school places were made available by the 1907 education act by 1913?
60,000
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How many children recieved free school meals under 1906 act?
9m
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Effect of ROPA
Tripled electorate
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Female union membership was 437,000 in 1914. What was it in 1918?
1,342,000
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Union membership in 1910 was 2.5m. What was it in 1914?
4.1m
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What happened to the amount of women working in munitions between 1914 and 1918?
x10
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Pre-war debt=£650m. What was Post war debt?
£8000m
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Increase in living between 1906 and 1912
14%
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How long did the general strike last for?
10 days
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what was the change in miners wages between 1920-1925?
41% decrease
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How many houses did the 1924 Wheatley Housing act build?
521,000
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In 1914 there were 4.1m union members. What was union membership in 1920?
8.4m
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Unemployment was 1.2m in 1929. What was it in 1933?
2.8m
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What was unemployment in Jarrow 1936?
68%
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No. of new houses built under 1930 Housing act
700,000
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Exports fell by ..% after 1929
66%
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What was the increase in real wages between 1924 to 1935?
17%
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Women earnt ..% less then what men earnt for the same work in the WW2
59%
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How many homes were made uninhabitable in WW2 due to bombs?
250,000
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How many copies died the 1942 Beveridge report sell?
369,000
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The estimated yearly cost of the NHS was £140m per annum. What was the actual cost by 1950?
£358m
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How did WW2 effect the national debt?
Tripled it
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How much did the US loan Britian in 1946?
$3750b
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