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.I would add the import of labour from the West Indies, Idi Amin and the expulsion of Indians, mainly to the UK, Cuba missile crisis, the end of Apartheid and the influx of South Africans into Britain, multiple wars in the Middle east and Israel, Grenada, Falklands, The fall of the Iron Curtain, the Hungarian uprising as just a few which have had an influence in the UKloringa wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 2:02 pmThis has not been my experience but maybe a history teacher could confirm one way or another. Despite its importance: Cold War, Hot War (Korea and French Indo-China), US Civil Rights movement, Apartheid in South Africa, McCarthyism in the US; Suez conflict etc, the 195-s seems largely to have been overlooked with, for most, history seeming to stop at the end of World War 2. The National Curriculum for Key Stages 3 and 4 has this to say:Ajarn Philip wrote: Thu Oct 17, 2019 8:33 pm Today's kids are undoubtedly being taught about the history of the fifties...
Pupils should be taught about challenges for Britain, Europe and the wider world 1901 to the present day. In addition to studying the Holocaust, this could include:
Examples (non-statutory)
women’s suffrage
the First World War and the Peace Settlement
the inter-war years: the Great Depression and the rise of dictators
the Second World War and the wartime leadership of Winston Churchill
the creation of the Welfare State
Indian independence and end of Empire
social, cultural and technological change in post-war British society
Britain’s place in the world since 1945
The first 4 seem to be covered reasonably well; the last 4 less so.
Indeed but I was limiting my comments to the 1950s specifically (although the excerpt from the National Curriculum covers the whole post-war era).sejintenej wrote: Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:44 pm I would add the import of labour from the West Indies, Idi Amin and the expulsion of Indians, mainly to the UK, Cuba missile crisis, the end of Apartheid and the influx of South Africans into Britain, multiple wars in the Middle east and Israel, Grenada, Falklands, The fall of the Iron Curtain, the Hungarian uprising as just a few which have had an influence in the UK
David