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Between which years was Churchill Prime Minister?

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1951-1955

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What percentage of the votes did the Conservatives get and why did they still win in 1951?

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The Tories got 48% of the vote compared to Labour’s 48.8% but won a majority due to first past the post

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Between which years was Anthony Eden Prime Minister?

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1955-1957

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Between which years was Macmillan Prime Minister?

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1957-1963

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What is a one-nation Conservative?

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All classes in society have obligations to one another and those who are better off have a responsibility to help those worse off.

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Who was Rab Butler under Churchill?

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Chancellor of the Exchequer

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Who was Macmillan under Churchill?

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Housing Minister

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Who was Macmillan under Eden?

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Foreign Secretary and Treasury as of October 1955

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What happened to Churchill in 1953?

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He had a stroke

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What percentage of the vote did the Conservatives win in 1955?

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49.7% to Labour’s 46.4%

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Why was Macmillan more popular than Butler?

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Due to Butler’s previous strong support for the policy of appeasement

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Macmillan called an election in 1959, after Eden’s resignation, what percentage did the Tories win?

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48.8% to 44.6% but with 365 seats to Labour’s 258.

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What is post-war consensus?

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  1. Supporting a mixed economy of 2. nationalised and private industry
  2. Support for the NHS and welfare
  3. Aimed for full employment
  4. Co-operating with trade unions.
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What is another term for post-war consensus?

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Butskellism after Conservative politician R.A Butler and Labour Leader Hugh Gaitskell, who co-operated closely.

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Who was Nye Bevan and Hugh Gaitskell?

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Nye Bevan had been Minister of Health and resigned in 1951 over prescription charges, whilst Gaitskell introduced them. One was left-wing and one was more right-leaning and this lead to a split in the Labour Party that would only worsen

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What was the CND?

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The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament supported by many left-wingers

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Who was Frank Cousins?

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A left-winger, who was leader of the Transport and General Workers Union(TGWU)

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How did the CND and Frank Cousins affect the Labour Party in the 50s?

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Turned voters and unions away due to both Bevan and Gaitskell’s opposition to unilateral nuclear disarmament

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What was Clause IV of the Labour Party

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It committed Labour to nationalisation and Gaitskell proposed to remove it only to be met with hostility.

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What happened in 1963 for Labour?

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Gaitskell died and Harold Wilson was elected leader.

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What happened to the Conservatives’ application to join the EEC in 1961?

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It was rejected by de Gaulle.

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What was Macmillan’s Night of the Long Knives?

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In July 1962, he sacked a third of his cabinet, intended to revitalise his government but weakened it instead.

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Who was George Blake?

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A Soviet double agent who was convicted in 1961

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Who was John Vassal?

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A civil servant who was blackmail by the Soviets for his homosexuality.

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What was the Profumo affair?
John Profoumo, Secretary of State War had an affair with Christine Keeler, who was also sleeping with Ivanov, a Soviet spy
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When did food rationing come to an end?
July 1954
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How many more people were there in the UK in 1961 compared to '51?
2 million more with 51 million people in Great Britain.
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What was achieved in 1955 in regards to workforce?
Full employment with only 200,000 unemployed, 1%< of the workforce
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What percentage was annual wage increase at in 1960?
8%
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How many people/what percentage of the population were employed in service industries?
5 million people or 1/5 of the population
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How much more goods was Britain importing compared to 1951?
29% more imports.
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What is 'stop-go' economics?
Low interest rates + rising consumer spending(go) leads to overheating economy and leading to higher interest rates, spending cuts and general deflation.
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What is balance of payments?
Similar to balance of trades but includes invisible imports and exports, such as financial services(e.g banking)
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Who was Peter Thorneycroft?
Macmillan's Chancellor who advocated for what would go on to be Monetarism but was pushed back by other Conservatives due to Post-war consensus
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What occurred right after the Suez Crisis
A run on the pound
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What did the April 1959 Tory budget provide?
Tax cuts of 370 million pounds
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What did Britain have to request for the overheating economy in 1961?
A loan from the IMF
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What was the 1963 Beeching report?
Published in november, it recommended massiv cuts in Britain's railway. Going as far as suggesting 30% of the rail be closed. This was very unpopular with the public and left rural areas isolated.
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How many houses did Macmillan aim to build as Housing Minister?
300,000 per year and he exceeded this. At the cost of quality
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What was men's weekly wage in 1951 compared to '61?
£8.30 to £15.35
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What is hire purchase?
People place a deposit on an expensive item and pay it off in monthly installment
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How much did car ownership increase by between 1957 and 1959?
25%
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How many miles of new or upgraded roads were completed between 1957-63?
1,200
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How many people on average holidayed at Butlins every week in the 1950s?
60,000
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What percentage of the population enjoyed foreign holidays in the 50s?
Less than 2%
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In the 1951 election what percentage of the working class voted for Labour?
65%
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In the 1951 election, what percentage of middle-class voters voted for the Tories?
80%
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What percentage of all women were married?
75%
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What was the average age of marriage for women?
21
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What was family allowance?
A weekly benefit for each child in a family, renamed child benefit in 1957 and was intended to keep women from working
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What did trade unions think of women working in the 50s and early 60s?
That they would lower wages(What the actual fuck?)
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Which two groups got "equal pay" in the early 50s?
Teachers(1952) and civil servants(1954)
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How much did household ownership of washing machines rise by between '57-'59
54%
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How much did household refrigerator ownership rise between '57-'59?
58%
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What was the Empire Windrush?
A ship from Kingston, Jamaica to London in May 1948, carrying 492 migrant workers seeking a new life in Britain.
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How many immigrants had settled by 1958?
210,000 Commonwealth immigrants
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What percentage of the Commonwealth immigrants in the 50s were male?
75%
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How many people did Britain receive seeking a permanent place of residence in the 1950s?
676,000
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How many people emigrated from Britain in the 1950s?
1.32 million
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When the Nottingham n-word hunts?
August 1958
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When were the Notting Hill riots?
1958
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Who was Oswald Mosley?
Leader of the British Union of Fascists
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When was the Commonwealth Immigrants Act passed?
1962
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What was the Commonwealth Immigrants Act?
Restricted immigration from the Commonwealth
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When was National Service ended?
1960
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How many teenagers were there estimated to be in 1959?
5 million
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What were Teddy boys associated with?
Edwardian fashion and rising crime
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What two groups developed in the late fifties/early sixties?
Mods and Rockers
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What was the first English language film to mention the word 'homosexual'?
Victim b
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When was the Victim movie made?
1961
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What sexually explicit novel led to a court case under the Obscenity Act?
Lady Chatterley's Lover
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Who was Mary Whitehouse?
She was a Birmingham housewife who started a moral crusade in 1963 against 'immorality and indeceny'?
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What was the Schuman Plan of 1950?
Outlined the plans for a Coal and Steel Community to share French and German heavy industry
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When was EFTA formed?
1959
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When was the first application to join the EEC?
1961
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Who was Macmillan's chief negotiator with the EEC?
Edward Heath
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When did Charles de Gaulle veto Macmillan's application?
1963
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When was the Suez Crisis?
1956
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When did Britain test their first atomic bombs?
1952
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When was Britain's 'H' bomb first tested?
1957
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What was the CND?
Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
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When was the CND formed?
1958
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How many people took part in the demonstration at Aldermaston(a weapons research base) in 1958?
8000
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When was the Mutual Defence Agreement?
1958
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What was the Mutual Defence Agreement?
An agreement between the US and the UK to share nuclear technology
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When was the Britain's nuclear rocket 'Blue Streak' abandoned?
1960
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What replaced 'Blue Streak'?
The American Polaris submarine weapons system
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When was the Korean War?
1950-1953
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How many troops did Britain supply for the Korean War?
90,000
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How many British troops died in the Korean War?
Over 1000
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What percentage of Western Europe's oil imports passed through the Suez canal before 1956?
80%
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When was India granted its independence?
1947
93
In which countries did Britain fight national independence movements?
Malaysia, Kenya and Cyprus
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When did the Mau Mau rebellion outbreak?
1952
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Which African colony was the first to gain independence?
Ghana(formerly the Gold Coast)
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When did Ghana gain independence?
1957
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When did Nigeria and Cyprus gain independence?
1960
98
When did Sierra Leone gain independence?
1961
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When did Uganda gain independence?
1962
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When did Kenya gain independence?
1963

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