Postwar Britain
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Which of the following was NOT a consequence of demands for mobility and space in postwar Britain?

  • Rapidly rising expectations about lifestyle
  • Transfer of land from agriculture to roads and housing
  • Decrease in population growth (correct)
  • Multiple consequences for the environment

    • What was the major driver of social change in postwar Britain?

  • The decline of the authority of age and experience
  • The development of a distinct youth culture
  • Large-scale immigration from Eastern Europe
  • A major growth in population (correct)

    • What was the impact of large-scale immigration on the population of postwar Britain?

  • The population became more homogenous
  • The population became ethnically more diverse (correct)
  • The population became less individualistic
  • The population became more deferential

    • What was the moral code like in postwar Britain?

    <p>It broke down in the 1960s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What legal changes were made in postwar Britain to improve the position of women?

    <p>Measures were taken to improve the position of women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the decline of the authority of age and experience in postwar Britain?

    <p>Youth and novelty were emphasized</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the fashion and popular music industries on postwar Britain?

    <p>Encouraged an emphasis on youth and novelty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the development of a distinct youth culture in postwar Britain?

    <p>Demonstrated that the younger generation often wanted a very different society from that of their parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of large-scale immigration on the culture of postwar Britain?

    <p>Made the population ethnically far more diverse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of demands for mobility and space on the environment in postwar Britain?

    <p>Multiple consequences for the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of demands for mobility and space on the human experience in postwar Britain?

    <p>Multiple consequences for the human experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the 'end of Empire' on postwar Britain?

    <p>It struggled to redefine a new place for itself on an international scene dominated by the superpowers and the Cold War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following was NOT a consequence of demands for mobility and space in postwar Britain?

    <p>Decrease in population growth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the major driver of social change in postwar Britain?

    <p>A major growth in population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of large-scale immigration on the population of postwar Britain?

    <p>The population became ethnically more diverse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the moral code like in postwar Britain?

    <p>It broke down in the 1960s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What legal changes were made in postwar Britain to improve the position of women?

    <p>Measures were taken to improve the position of women</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the decline of the authority of age and experience in postwar Britain?

    <p>Youth and novelty were emphasized</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the fashion and popular music industries on postwar Britain?

    <p>Encouraged an emphasis on youth and novelty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the development of a distinct youth culture in postwar Britain?

    <p>Demonstrated that the younger generation often wanted a very different society from that of their parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of large-scale immigration on the culture of postwar Britain?

    <p>Made the population ethnically far more diverse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of demands for mobility and space on the environment in postwar Britain?

    <p>Multiple consequences for the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of demands for mobility and space on the human experience in postwar Britain?

    <p>Multiple consequences for the human experience</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the 'end of Empire' on postwar Britain?

    <p>It struggled to redefine a new place for itself on an international scene dominated by the superpowers and the Cold War</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a major driver of change in postwar Britain?

    <p>A major growth in population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a consequence of demands for mobility and space in postwar Britain?

    <p>A transfer of land from agriculture and natural landscape to roads and housing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a consequence of large-scale immigration to postwar Britain?

    <p>A more ethnically diverse population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a reflection of social and cultural change in postwar Britain?

    <p>A breakdown of the moral code that prevailed in 1945</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What legal changes occurred in the 1960s in postwar Britain?

    <p>Abolition of capital punishment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the decline of the authority of age and experience in postwar Britain?

    <p>An emphasis on youth and novelty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the generation that came of age in the early 1960s like in postwar Britain?

    <p>They wanted a society that was very different from that of their parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the consequences of demands for mobility and space in postwar Britain?

    <p>A transfer of land from agriculture and natural landscape to roads and housing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of large-scale immigration on postwar Britain?

    <p>A more ethnically diverse population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the moral code that prevailed in 1945 like in postwar Britain?

    <p>It broke down in the 1960s</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of social and cultural change in postwar Britain?

    <p>A decrease in individualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the decline of the authority of age and experience in postwar Britain?

    <p>An emphasis on youth and novelty</p> Signup and view all the answers

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