Affluent Society Key Dates Flashcards
1
Q
When does Churchill serve as PM
A
1951-54
2
Q
When does the UK first test an atomic bomb
A
1952
3
Q
Korean War dates
A
1950-53
4
Q
When was the suez crisis
A
1956
5
Q
When were the Brixton race riots
A
1958-59
6
Q
What was the outcome of the 1959 election
A
Conservative victory under Macmillian, majority of 100
7
Q
When was Macmillans “winds of change” speech
A
1960
8
Q
When did the Labour Party adopt unilateralism as a policy
A
1960
9
Q
When was the Commonwealth Immigration Act
A
1962
10
Q
When was the Cuban Missile Crisis
A
1962
11
Q
When was Britain rejected by the EU
A
1963 (grrrrrr)
12
Q
When was Macmillian PM
A
1957-63
13
Q
When was the Robbins Report
A
1963
14
Q
When was the Argyll divorce
A
1963
15
Q
When was Sir Alec Douglas-Home PM
A
1963-64