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16 Cards in this Set
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Name 10 British inventions of the 1900s |
jet engine, radar, tv, radar, world wide web, hovercraft, ATM, Concord supersonic jet (with French), MRI, Harrier jump jet |
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Tim Berners-Lee |
(1900s) Inventor of Internet |
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Hovercraft invented |
Sir Christopher Cockrell |
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discovered penicillin |
Sir Alexander Flemming |
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Name 4 major discoveries of the 1900s |
insulin, penicillin, Structure of DNA molecule, IVF therapy |
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When were State retirement pension and free school meals introduced? |
Before WWI |
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Great Depression |
1929. Aviation and automobile industries developed. High unemployment, especially in “heavy” industries (e.g. shipbuilding). |
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Beveridge Report |
1942. William Beveridge set out ideas which led to foundation of modern welfare state. |
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Education Act |
1944. R A Butler. Free secondary education and clear distinction between primary and secondary education. |
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NHS and social security system established |
1945-1950 |
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9 colonies gained independence, including India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka |
1947 |
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Post-war labour shortages led to recruitment of workers from India, Pakistan, West Indies and Bangladesh |
1950s |
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Increased wealth and liberalisation of social laws (e.g. abortion and divorce). |
1960s |
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UK joins the ECC (now EU) |
1973 |
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Good Friday Agreement led to establishment of Northern Irish parliament |
1998 |
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Scottish parliament & Welsh assembly established |
1999 |
