Starter quiz
- Which of the following are examples of domestic appliances?
- washing machines ✓
- cars
- fridges ✓
- electric mixers ✓
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- Which of the below statements accurately describe some of the reasons why more women took on part-time jobs in the 1950s?
- They had less free time.
- They had more free time. ✓
- They had successfully done all the same jobs as men during the war. ✓
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- The event in 1953 which made the television much more popular was the Queen's ...
- wedding
- christening
- birthday
- coronation ✓
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- In British homes during the 1950s and 1960s, the television replaced the ______ as the most popular form of leisure.
- 'radio' ✓
- The job of a housewife was a paid job. True or false?
- True
- False ✓
- The Colossus machine was invented to do ______ calculations faster than humans could.
- 'maths' ✓
Exit quiz
- What is the term used to describe the generation born at the end of the Second World War?
- Windrush Generation
- Baby Boomers ✓
- War Generation
- War Boomers
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- Select the correct definition for 'disposable income'.
- all money that people earn in total
- money that people earn that is left over after they have paid their bills ✓
- money that people earn that they have before paying their bills
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- Baby Boomers spent their money on things like...
- clothes ✓
- fashion ✓
- music ✓
- holidays
- houses
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- British music was influenced by rock and roll from which country?
- 'America' ✓
- In Britain, rock and roll, modern jazz and soul music were all popular in the 1950s.
- True ✓
- False
- In 1966, which magazine called London the 'Swinging City'?
- Hello Magazine
- Sixties Magazine
- Time Magazine ✓
- London Magazine
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Key learning points
- In 1966 Time Magazine named London the 'Swinging City', meaning it was exciting and cool.
- This was because of the large numbers of young people in London, and Britain, who were known as ‘Baby Boomers’.
- Wages had risen and 'Baby Boomers' had more disposable income to spend on things like fashion and music.
- New fashions such as the miniskirt and various types of bright clothing and new hairstyles became very popular.
- New 'rock and roll' music became popular. A band called ‘The Beatles’ became major stars during the 1960s.
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Keywords
Baby boomers - the generation born just after the Second World War were known as Baby Boomers
Disposable income - money that people earn that is left over after they have paid their bills is called disposable income
Rock and roll - an American musical style that became popular in Britain in the 1960s was called rock and roll
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