Mass media & social change in Britain

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of television advertising in reflecting society and the impact of television’s engagement with social issues.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

5 ‘Beaverbrook was more responsible than Northcliffe for Lloyd George’s replacement of Asquith as Prime Minister in 1916.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

6 ‘During the Thatcher years, the introduction of Channel 4 (1982) was the most significant feature that promoted competition in the British media.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the most significant change to women’s family lives, in the years 1882–2004, resulted from the introduction of the birth control pill in the 1960s?

How far do you agree that increased household income was the most significant feature in the changing patterns of leisure in the years 1882–2004?

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of the media during the miners’ strike (1984–85) and the attitude of the media towards Arthur Scargill.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How far do you agree that Lord Beaverbrook played a significant role in the downfall of Asquith’s Government in December 1916?

How far do you agree that the use of satire by the media led to a change in popular attitudes to the monarchy in the 1960s?

9 ‘The most significant change to women’s employment conditions, in the years 1882–2004, resulted from direct action by female employees.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that developments in means of transport were mainly responsible for changing British leisure patterns outside the home in the years 1882–2004?

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the objectives of the Daily Herald during the editorship of George Lansbury and the challenges it faced as a national newspaper.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How far do you agree that it is the BBC that deserves the greatest credit for raising public morale on the Home Front during the Second World War?

6 ‘The Hutton Inquiry (2003) had a highly significant impact on the relationship between the Labour Government and the BBC.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that the work of pioneering female campaigners was the most significant factor in the changing status of British women at work and within the family in the years 1882–2004?

How far do you agree that technological innovation was the main reason for changes in British leisure patterns in the years 1882–2004?

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the attempts by the Thatcher governments to control investigative reporting on sensitive political issues and the attitude of her governments towards freedom of the press.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

5 ‘As a press baron during the First World War, Lord Northcliffe’s treatment of Lloyd George was similar to his treatment of Asquith.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

6 ‘The most significant impact of film and television on social issues in the sixties was on attitudes towards sexual liberation.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that attitudes towards women’s roles during the Second World War were the most important feature of the changing lives of British women in the years 1882–2004?

How accurate is it to say that the Holiday Pay Act (1938) was the key turning point in the changing nature of excursions and holidays made by the British people in the years 1882–2004?

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the purpose of BBC war reporting during the Second World War and the importance of wartime electronic communication.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How significant was the role of Lord Beaverbrook in the abdication crisis (1936)?

To what extent was Bernard Ingham’s handling of the media during the Thatcher years (1979–90) similar to Alastair Campbell’s handling of the media during the controversy surrounding the Iraq dossiers (2003)?

9 ‘In the years 1882–2004, the most significant change to women’s pay and working conditions resulted from the Dagenham Ford car factory strike (1968).’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that it was the growth of holiday camps in the 1930s that resulted in the greatest change to British holiday-making patterns in the years 1882–2004?

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of Mary Whitehouse as a campaigner about the media and BBC television’s engagement with social issues.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of Mary Whitehouse as a campaigner about the media and BBC television’s engagement with social issues.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1922–36, Lord Rothermere exercised extensive influence in Britain?

How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1922–36, Lord Rothermere exercised extensive influence in Britain?

6 ‘During the Second World War, it was Sefton Delmer that made the most significant contribution to British propaganda broadcasting.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

6 ‘During the Second World War, it was Sefton Delmer that made the most significant contribution to British propaganda broadcasting.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1882–2004, it was television that had the greatest impact on British leisure patterns?

How accurate is it to say that, in the years 1882–2004, it was television that had the greatest impact on British leisure patterns?

‘The ending of the composite tax system (1991) was the key turning point in changing the status of women within the family in the years 1882–2004.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

‘The ending of the composite tax system (1991) was the key turning point in changing the status of women within the family in the years 1882–2004.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the influence of Lord Haw Haw on his British wartime audience and the attitudes of British people towards him in 1945.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How significant was the use of satire by the media in changing popular attitudes to the church in the 1960s?

6 ‘The launch of Channel 4 was the most important factor in promoting competition in the British media during the Thatcher years.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that organised female protest was the most important factor in improving women’s working lives in the years 1882-2004?

How far do you agree that the rise of the foreign package holiday was the most significant change in British holidaymaking in the years 1882-2004?

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing the role of Alastair Campbell in justifying the government’s position on the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and his impact on the attitudes of the media towards the Labour government.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

How accurate is it to say that Northcliffe was more responsible than Beaverbrook for Lloyd George’s succession to Asquith as Prime Minister in 1916?

6 ‘The most significant aspect of the British media’s coverage of the Falklands War was that they were positive towards the Thatcher government’s conduct of the conflict.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

How far do you agree that the most significant change to women’s family lives, in the years 1882–2004, resulted from the introduction of Marie Stopes’ family-planning clinics from 1921?

How far do you agree that increased affluence was mainly responsible for the changing patterns of leisure in the home in the years 1882–2004?

Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.

Assess the value of the source for revealing Lord Northcliffe’s attitude to civilian politicians and his view of Lord Kitchener’s conduct of the First World War.

Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.

5 ‘Television had a positive influence on race relations and attitudes towards cultural tolerance in Britain in the 1960s.’

How far do you agree with this statement?

To what extent did political controls on broadcasters change the BBC and ITV in the Thatcher years (1979–90)?

9 ‘The most significant change to women’s employment conditions, in the years 1882–2004, resulted from the National Service Act (1941).’

How far do you agree with this statement?

To what extent was the growth of the film industry in the 1920s and 1930s the key turning point in the development of leisure activities in Britain in the years 1882–2004?