How far did British society change, 1939–1975?

BRITISH DEPTH STUDY

UNIT A972

Did you notice the changes?

• 1940s• Lots of women• Queuing• White faces• Not many men

• Why do think this is the case?

Britain in the 1950s

• Look at the vehicles• The fashion• Similarities/Differences

Britain in the1960s

• How does this scene differ from the previous slides?

• Can you think of any reasons for this?

(think about what you learnt

about 1920s America)

Britain in the1970s

• How has the picture changed in the 1970s?

British Depth Study 1939- 1975

Over the next few weeks we will be studying how and why Britain changed as well as what stayed the same.

The main focus of our study will be;

Immigration

Lives of Women

Teenagers

The Questions

• • What immigrants were living in Britain in 1945?

• • Why did different groups migrate to Britain between 1948 and 1972?

• • What were the experiences of immigrants in Britain?

• • What contribution had immigrants made to British society by the early 1970s

We Will Be

• • What was life like for most women in the 1950s?

• • How were women discriminated against in the 1960s and early 1970s?

• • What factors led to changes in the roles of women?

• • How much change had taken place for women by 1975?

Answering

• • What was it like growing up in the 1950s?

• • Why were there changes in the lives of teenagers in the 1960s?

• • How did teenagers and students behave in the 1960s and early 1970s?

Two developments affected everything

• What impact did the Second World War have on the British people?

• What was the impact of the National Health Service on people’s lives?