ADV INFO - The Gov of Anthony Eden Flashcards
when did Churchill retire
April 1955
who succeeded Churchill
Anthony Eden
what did Eden do when he became PM
called a general election for May 1955
what happened at the election of 1955
the conservative majority extended to 58 (winning 345 seats compared to Labour’s 277)
what did Labour fail to do
form any real opposition to Eden’s government
what was wrong with labour at the time
they were riven with internal disputes
apart from their proposals to abolish prescription charges and for the 11+ exam, Labour offered little in the way of creative thinking.
what helped Eden
rising prosperity and living standards
what was Eden seen as
respected world statesmen who would stand firm against the Soviet threat
what did Hennessy say about Eden
he was positively evangelical about the industrial partnership as the banisher of class divisions between capital and labour
what was Edens government dominated by
Egypt’s Suez canal
what did Colonel Nasser do
nationalised the Suez canal
who was Colonel Nasser
the Egyptian leader
who were the shareowners of the Suez Canal
BRITAIN AND FRANCE
what did Britain, France and Israel secretly agree to do
the protocol of sèvres
what was the protocol of sèvres
Israel would attack the Egyptian army near the canal - this would then lead to military intervention by Britain and France in order to ‘protect’ the canal
