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• Who were released early for demobilisation


  'Key men'

  People that had a skill that was vital to post-war reconstruction
• How much poeple were released from service after the war and needed to be demobilised


  4.3 million
• When did demobilisation begin?

  18th June 1945

  Within six weeks of end of war
• When was VE Day?

  May 8, 1945
• Who organised demobilisation


  Ernest bevin
• What challenges did people face after returning home from war


  -psychological effects of war

  -rationing was still in place

  -homes, communities and workplaces were destroyed

  -high divorce rates
• How long did demobilisation take

  18months
• What were u released based on

  Age and service number
• What is demobilization?


  sending home members of the army to their normal lives
• What percentage of schools were damaged or destroyed

  20%
• What needed to be rebuilt


  Houses

  Factories

  Shops

  And entire cities such as cardiff and swansea
• What did the government focus on rebuilding after the war

  Houses for the homeless
• How many prefabs were built?

  41,000 in the first year of labours victory
• Where were missiles fired continuously


  South-east England
• After the war how many houses were destroyed

  1/3
• The first year of labour how many houses were built

  22,000
• After the war what fraction of the navy ships were sunk

  2/3
• After the war how many merchant ships had been sunk


  177
• how many British civilian deaths were there

  60,000
• Why did trade decline after the war

  Due to war conflict
• How many welsh men were killed in the war

  15,000
• How much had Britain's lost their wealth by after the war (%)

  30%
• How much was Britain's in dept and what did this cause

  £3.5 million

  50% of peoples wages were taxed
• Who became superpowers?


  The United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) after ww2

  Britain was overtaken
• What aspects were Britain's economical weak in

  Militarily and economically
• After the war what empire broke


  British empire

  India gained independence in 1947
• When was the labour victory

  1945
• Why was it surprising that labour won

  Labour hadn't held office since 1931

  Conservatives expected to win because of Churchill

  Fear of communism
• Who was Clemente Attlee and what did he do


  Prime minister

  He was deputy prime minister during WW2

  List elections in 1951 and 1955 due to conservatives
• When was the last election before the labour got voted in

  1935
• When was the last time labour had held office

  1931
• What were the conservatives blamed for


  The depression in the 1930s
• What was Churchill know for and why wasn't he elected after the war

  Good wartime leader

  Not a peacetime leader
• What did the war change opinions on and how did this lead to the labours election

  The class system

  Labour allowed all people to access opportunities despite their background
• Why did labour win in the 1945 election


  People did not see Churchill as a peacetime leader. People wanted a health service and an improved life after the war. They wanted government intervention as the British public didn't want to go back to the times of the depression
• What day did labour win the landslide victory

  26th july 1945
• What towns are were mainly destroyed during the war

  Swansea and Coventry
• How much had Britain spent on the war efforts

  £7 billion
• How did Britain reduce their delt


  Selling off its gold reserves
• What country was wales dependant upon financially


  America as they gave Britain's loads to recover