Britain Essay Plans Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Was the increase in car ownership the main reason for changing leisure pursuits in the years 1945-79? {Ans: -increase in car ownership profoundly changed life (more affordable for M/C and L/C): affected location and leisure pursuits as they were more accessible in particular for those of a lower class, more able to take holidays -impact of WW2: end of petrol rationing, increased production, higher incomes (could be argued that WW2 influenced the increase in car ownership), WW2 contributed to the idea of enjoying peacetime and leisure pursuits -increase in use of planes: major advances made WW1, but WW2 saw improvements in design safety and economy, and it was made much cheaper -increase in technological advances meant that labour-saving devices could be used to increase free time, allowing days out for example at cinemas}How far did women succeed in attaining greater personal freedoms between 1918 and 1979? {Ans: -1918 Representation of the People Act: allowed women over the age of 30 with a property requirement the ability to vote (a step forward even if it did only apply to a limited number of women) (amendment in 1928 ROTP Act) -WW1 and WW2: the need for workers to fill the