17.5 Attlee as Prime Minister Flashcards
1
Q
What reputation did Atlee have prior to becoming PM?
A
- dull, quiet, shy, unimpressive speaker
BUT effect deputy PM during the war
2
Q
What strengths did he have in terms of his cabinet?
A
- Able team of minister including critics Bevan and Cripps
- Effective manager of talents and rivalries (Bevin v Bevan, Bevan v Gaitskell, Bevan v Morrison )
3
Q
How effective was Attlee in managing Parliament as PM?
A
VERY effective passed 347 acts
4
Q
What positions did Attlee take in foreign policy?
A
- Led Britain to build the atomic bomb
- Oversaw Indian Independence (partition in 1947)
- Helped to found NATO
5
Q
Give two specific examples of Attlee’s morality and idealism?
A
- 1948/49 Representation of People Acts ‘morality, morality, morality’
- New Jerusalem
6
Q
What did Churchill say about Attlee?
A
‘modest man with much to be modest about’
7
Q
Who said Atlee was a ‘modest man with much to be modest about’?
A
Churchill
