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BRITISH ECONOMY BEFORE 1951
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LATE 1940S- SEVERE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS, SUCH AS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS CRISIS AND DEVALUATION
1950S - LESS THAN ONE THIRD OF PEOPLE OWN THEIR OWN HOMES RATIONING WAS STILL IN PLACE FOR ITEMS SUCH AS MEAT AND SUGAR |
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BRITISH POLITICS AND POWER BEFORE 1951
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1950 AND 1951 ELECTIONS DOMINATED BY CONS AND LABOUR ("TWO PARTY" POLITICS).
CONS AND LABOUR AGREED ON MANY KEY POLICIES SUCH AS A MIXED ECONOMY AND A WELFARE ESTATE |
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BRITISH SOCIETY BEFORE 1951
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EARLY 1950S - WOMEN HAD LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CAREERS AND WERE EXPECTED TO LEAVE JOBS AND BECOME HOUSEWIFES WHEN MARRIED
MASS IMMIGRATION (NEEDED WORKERS IN BRITAIN) STRICT ATTITUDES TOWARDS SOCIAL CLASS |
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BRITAINS POSITION IN THE WORLD BEFORE 1951
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- BRITAIN JOINED THE KOREAN WAR AGAINST AGGRESSION BY COMMUNIST NORTH KOREA
- AFTER WW2 US AND SOVIET UNION EMERGED AS TWO 'GLOBAL SUPER POWERS', BRITAIN STRUGGLED TO FIND A ROLE - AFTER WW2 BRITAIN'S COLONIES STARTED DEMANDING INDEPENDENCE |
