Describe and explain how internal factors have caused changes in the UK population in the 20th Century.(10)
In the early 20th century an equal rights movement
lead by The Suffragettes swept over Britain. It lead to changes in attitude and
gave women more freedom and opportunities. As a result of this, women felt free
to pursue their own career and delayed having children or had fewer children
all together. This caused a reduction in the UKs birth rate.
The establishment of the NHS in 1948 meant that free health
care was offered to everyone. This lead to an increase of around 30 years in
the UKs life expectancy. In addition to this the increasing number of students
studying A-levels and university caused changes in employment. More jobs in the
tertiary sector caused changes to social status and resulted in increasing
numbers of middle class people. The quality of life was increasing drastically
in the UK throughout the 20th century.
The increasing number of jobs in the tertiary sector were
mainly focused around the south-east of the UK. In contrast the north of
England suffered a huge loss of jobs due to the decline of the secondary
sector. This led to a surge of people internally migrating from the north to
the south-east of England, in search of work.
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