How has life changed since the war?

Britain Since the 1930s

by Mandy Barrow

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Timeline of key events since WW2

Inventions since the 1930s | Timeline from the end of the war

Life in 1948 | Population from 1991 | Websites

1940's
1945	14 Aug - World War 2 ended
1946	The New Towns Act led to the creation of the first new towns.
1947	The Town and Country Planning Act made it illegal for people to change buildings or land without permission.
1948	The National Health Service was set up.
1950's
1950	Sainsbury's opened their first supermarket. The first time when people can buy food, beverages and other goods all in one shop.
1951	Festival of Britain
1952	Elizabeth II becomes Queen
1952 - 59	The first high-rise blocks of flats were built at Roehampton, London
1953	Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
1954	Tesco opened its first self-service supermarket.
1955	Commercial television began
1960's
	Building of Milton Keynes
1960	The first full length motorway, the M1, was opened
1967	Colour television first appeared
1968	Tesco opened its first “superstore” in Crawley, Sussex.
1970's
	Oil is discovered in the North Sea
1972	Satellite television was used for the first time
1973	Britain joins the European Community
1973	Capital Radio and other local radio stations were set up.
1974	The Health and Safety at Work Act improved conditions at work.
1978	The Sony Walkman Personal Stereo appeared.
1979	Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first woman prime minister
1980's
1981	The Humber Suspension Bridge is opened
1982	The Falklands War The first CD players were introduced by Sony
1990's
1991	The Gulf War
1994	Channel Tunnel links Britain back to the European continent
1999	Welsh national assembly and Scottish parliament formed
2000's
2003	Gulf War

Inventions since the 1930s | Timeline from the end of the war

Life in 1948 | Population from 1991 | Websites

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