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1951 - 1979 Flashcards

1
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When did the Korean war start? and end?

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  • 1951

- 1952

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2
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1951 election?

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Churchill re-elected - 17 seat majority

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3
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Who was chancellor under Churchill?

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Rab Butler

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4
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Who pledged to build 300,000 homes a year?

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Churchill

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5
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What year was Queen Elizabeth coronated?

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1953

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6
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When did ITV launch?

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1955

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7
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When was the Mau Mau rebellion?

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1952 - 1960

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8
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In what country was the Mau Mau rebellion?

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Kenya

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9
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When did rationing end?

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1954

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10
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When was the EEC formed?

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1955

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11
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When was EFTA formed?

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1960

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12
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When was the Suez crisis?

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1956

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13
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What and when was the Burgess and Maclean affair?

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1951 - Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean (Cambridge spies) defected to the USSR despite being high ranking officers in British intelligence

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14
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What was the CND and when was it formed?

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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament was formed in 1958 after concern over the developments in nuclear armament. They wanted unilateral nuclear disarmament.
It became one of the biggest pressure groups in Britain.

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15
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When did Eden become PM?

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5th April 1955, after Churchill’s retirement

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16
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May 1955 election?

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Eden wins - 345 to 277 seats (60 seat majority)

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17
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Who became chancellor after the 1955 election?

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Macmillan

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18
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What year did the Cambridge spies surface in Moscow?

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1956

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19
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When does Macmillian become PM?

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1957, after Eden resigns due to the Suez crisis

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20
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Who became chancellor after Macmillan became PM?

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Thorneycroft

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21
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Who is the new chancellor in 1958 (replaces Thorneycroft)? Why is he replaced?

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Derick Heathcoate-Amory

Because Thorneycroft, Powell & Birch resign over the economic policy.

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22
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What year does the USA begin to trust UK intelligence again?

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1958

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23
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What year does the UK give up on its nuclear weapons and buy U.S. Polaris?

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1960

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24
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October 1959 election?

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Macmillan wins - 365 to 258 seats

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25
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What year does the UK test its first atomic bomb?

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1952

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26
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What year does the UK test its first hydrogen bomb?

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1957

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27
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What year did national service end?

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1960

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28
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What year were the Notting Hill riots?

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1956

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29
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When was the ‘Clean Air Act’ passed, and what was it?

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1956 - a move towards a cleaner environment - particularly towards the burning of coal

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30
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When was the first nuclear powerplant?

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17th Oct 1956 - it was the first in the world to supply substantial quantities of power to the power grid

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31
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When was Macmillan’s ‘never had it so good’ speech?

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August 1957

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32
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When was the Profumo affair?

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1961

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33
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When did Profumo admit his guilt and resign?

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1963

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34
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When was the Berlin wall built?

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1961

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35
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When did Ghana and Malaya gain independence?

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1957

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36
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When does the UK first apply to join the EEC?

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1961

37
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Who succeeds Heathcote-Amory as Chancellor in 1960?

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Selwyn Lloyd

38
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When was the Vietnam war?

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1955 - 1975

However US military only really started fighting in 1961-63

39
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When was the ‘Wind of Change’ Speech?

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1960

40
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When was the Commonwealth Immigration Act?

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1962

41
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What did the Commonwealth Immigration Act do?

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Restrict immigration of commonwealth citizens into Britain.

Only those with work permits were permitted entry

42
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What year does South Africa leave the Commonwealth?

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1961

43
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What year do Cyprus and Nigeria gain independence?

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1960

44
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What year does Kenya gain independence?

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1963

45
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What was the most obvious youth subculture in the early 1950s?

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The Teddy Boys

46
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Who was Mary Whitehouse?

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Campaigned against British liberalism and the media, which she accused of encouraging a more permissive society. She fought a backlash against the new ‘immorality and depravity’.

47
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What year was the Cuban missile crisis?

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1962

48
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When was British membership of the EEC rejected and by who?

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1963 by DeGaulle

49
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When was the abolition of Resale Price Maintenence?

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1964

50
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What year does Macmillan resign, and who replaces him?

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1963, replaced by Home

51
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Who replaced Selwyn Lloyd as chancellor in 1962?

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Reginald Maudling, after Lloyd is removed as part of Macmillan’s Night of the Long Knives

52
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When was the Rhodesia Crisis?

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1964

53
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What year were Zambia and Malawi granted independence?

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1964

54
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What year was the death Penalty abolished?

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1965 - Murder Act 1965

Big support after the case of Ruth Ellis in 1955

55
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1964 election?

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Wilson wins with a 4 seat majority

56
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Who becomes chancellor after the 1964 election?

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Callaghan

57
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When was Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech?

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1967

58
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When did the UK attempt a second application to the EEC?

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1966

59
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When did de Gaulle veto UK membership for the second time?

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1967

60
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What year was the reduction of censorship?

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1968 - theatre censorship ended after 200 years

61
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What and when was ‘In Place of Strife’

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1969 - Barbara Castles bill to weaken Unions power over the government.
She wanted cooling-off periods between strikes, and secret voting.

62
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March 1966 election?

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Wilson calls this to strengthen his majority. He wins with a 98 seat majority

63
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Who replaces Callaghan as chancellor in 1967?

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Roy Jenkins

64
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When was the liberalisation of the Abortion and Homosexuality laws?

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1967

65
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When were the big military cuts ‘East of Suez’

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1967

66
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When was the New Commonwealth Immigration Act?

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1968

67
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When was Divorce Reform passed and enacted?

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Passed in 1969

Enacted in 1971

68
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June 1970 election?

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Heath wins - 330 to 287 seats

69
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When was the Open Uni established?

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1969

70
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Who became chancellor after the 1970 election?

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Iain Macleod

71
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Who replaced Iain Macleod as chancellor in 1970?

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Anthony Barber (Barber boom), as Macleod died 6 weeks after being appointed

72
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What was the DEA?

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The Department of Economic Affairs

led by George Brown

73
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When and what were the Equal Pay Act and the Equal Opportunities Act?

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1970 - men and women performing equal work get equal pay and men and women get equal opportunities

74
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To what level does unemployment soar to, in 1972?

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To over 1 million!

75
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When and what was the Yom Kippur War?

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1973 war between Syria, Egypt and Israel.
Syria and Egypt invade Israel on Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.
This causes the OPEC oil crisis

76
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When did Britain finally manage to join the EEC?

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1973

77
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When was the 3 day working week?

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1974

78
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Feb 1974 election?

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Heath calls the election - Wilson wins but by only 4 seats, so a hung parliament ensues

79
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Who becomes chancellor after the Feb 1974 election?

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Dennis Healey

80
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Oct 1974 election?

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Wilson calls this election to end his minority government. He wins 319 to 277 seats.

81
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When was the Sex Discrimination Act passed?

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1975

82
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When does Callaghan become PM?

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5th April 1976, after Wilson resigns due to ill health

83
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What do the terms of Callaghan’s 1976 IMF loan require?

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Him to enact spending cuts

84
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When was devolution for Scotland and Wales rejected?

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1979

85
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When was the Winter of Discontent?

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1978-79

86
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May 1979 election?

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Elections called by Callaghan after labour vote of no confidence.
Conservative win under Thatcher

87
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What was the OPEC oil crisis?

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The 1973 oil crisis began in October 1973 when the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries led by Saudi Arabia proclaimed an oil embargo.
The embargo was targeted at nations perceived as supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War.

88
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What were the 4 pillars of the post war Consensus?

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Full employment,
Mixed economy,
Industrial co-operation,
Welfare state

89
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What was denationalised in 1953?

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Steel and coal Industries

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