My Revision Notes: Edexcel AS/A-level History: Britain transformed, 1918-97
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English
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9781471876448
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Introduction
1: A changing political and economic environment, 1918–79
Britain in 1918
Changing party fortunes, 1918–31
The National Government, 1931–45
Labour government, the rise of consensus politics and political challenge, 1945–79
Responding to economic challenges: post-war boom, crisis and recovery, 1918–39
Creating a managed economy, 1939–51
The response to economic challenges, 1951–79
Change and challenge in the workplace, 1918–39
Changing work opportunities and conditions, 1939–79
Industrial relations, 1939–79, and the reasons for their breakdown in the 1960s
Industrial relations in the 1970s
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2: Creating a Welfare State, 1918–79
The extent and nature of social welfare provision, 1918–39
The impact of war, the Labour government and consensus, 1939–64
The reasons for increasing challenges to state welfare provision, 1964–79
Health provision, 1918–45
The creation and impact of the National Health Service, 1945–79
The challenge of medical advances, 1945–79
Education policy, 1918–43, and the 1944 (Butler) Education Act
The development of comprehensive education to 1979
The growth and social impact of university education, 1918–79
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3: Society in transition, 1918–79
Class, social change and the impact of wars, 1918–51
The emergence of the ‘liberal society’ and its opponents, 1951–79
The right to vote, political advancement and economic opportunities for women, 1918–79
Changes in family life and the quest for personal freedoms, 1918–79
The struggle to improve the role and status of women, 1968–79
Immigration policies and attitudes towards ethnic minorities, 1918–39
The impact of the Second World War and New Commonwealth immigration
Policies on race relations and immigration, 1958–79
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4: The changing quality of life, 1918–79
The effects of ‘total war’ and austerity, 1939–51
The growth of a consumer society, 1951–79
The impact of mass popular culture, 1918–79
Popular music, radio and television, 1918–79
Youth culture, 1955–79
The growth in spectator sports from the 1920s
The development of mass tourism from the 1930s
The impact of car ownership and other travel developments, 1918–79
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5: Historical interpretation: What impact did Thatcher’s governments (1979–90) have on Britain, 1979–97?
Thatcher’s economic policies in the first term, 1979–83
Economic developments of the second term, 1983–87
The extent to which state intervention and the public sector were ‘rolled back’
The extent of political and social division within Britain
The effect of Thatcherism on politics and party development
The social and political impact of Thatcherism into the 1990s
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Glossary
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Timeline
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