British Prime Ministers

Question 1

Name all the prime ministers in order:

Answer 1

Atlee -> Churchill -> Eden -> Macmillan -> Douglas-Home -> Wilson -> Heath -> Wilson -> Callaghan -> Thatcher

Question 2

What was Atlees period and Party?

Answer 2

1945-51, Labour

Question 3

What was Churchills period and party?

Answer 3

Conservative 1951-55

Question 4

What was Eden’s period and party?

Answer 4

Conservative 1955-57

Question 5

What was Macmillan’s party and period ?

Answer 5

Conservative 1957-63

Question 6

What was Douglas-Homes party and period?

Answer 6

1963-64

Question 7

What was Heaths party and period?

Answer 7

Conservative 1970-74

Question 8

What was Wilson’s party and period?

Answer 8

Conservative 1964-70
Conservative 1974-6

Question 9

What was Callaghans party and period?

Answer 9

Labour 1976-79

Question 10

What was Thatcher’s party and period?

Answer 10

Conservative 1979-90

Question 11

What is a key association of Atlees Period?

Answer 11

Period of austerity

Question 12

What is a key association of Churchills period?

Answer 12

Butskellism

Question 13

What is a key association of Edens period?

Answer 13

Suez crisis

Question 14

What is a key feature of Macmillan’s period?

Answer 14

Scandals - Profumo affair !

Question 15

What is a key feature of Douglas-Home’s period?

Answer 15

Zeitgeist shift

Question 16

What is a key associations (2) of Heath’s period?

Answer 16

Miners - 3 day week
Northern Ireland - Bloody Sunday