Conservative Decline 1960-1964 Flashcards
By 1963 how many were unemployed?
800,000
What happened to the rate of strike action by 1961?
Increased
What did the government attempt to do to deal with growing economic problems?
NEDDY/NICKY
Pay Pause
When was the Suez Crisis?
1956
Which Prime Minister applied to the EEC?
Macmillan
Which individual rejected Britain’s application to the EEC?
Charles De Gaulle
What was Macmillan’s cabinet reshuffle known as?
Night of the Long Knives
What fraction of the cabinet were replaced in the 1962 cabinet reshuffle?
1/3
Where did the Conservatives lose a by-election in 1962?
Orpington - lost by 7,000 votes to the Liberals
Which Chancellor was replaced in the cabinet reshuffle of 1962?
Selwyn-Lloyd
Name the four scandals that occurred in 1963.
Vassall Affair
Philby Case
Argyll Divorce Case
Profumo Affair
In what year did race riots break out?
1958
Name two cities where race riots occurred in 1958 and 1959.
London, Bristol, Nottingham
What was set up to investigate the causes of the race riots?
Salmon Inquiry
What did the Salmon Inquiry conclude regarding race riots?
Trouble was due to increased immigration - made no reference to increased discrimination or racism
How did the government responded to the conclusions drawn by the Salmon Inquiry?
Introduced the Commonwealth Immigration Act in 1962 which limited the number of immigrants
Give an example of two youth sub-culture groups.
Mods and rockers
Why were many concerned with Macmillan’s choice of Alec-Douglas Home as Prime Minister?
Appeared out of touch
Old-Etonian
How did the Liberal revival lead to Conservative decline?
Liberal won by-elections in previously Conservative constituencies - took votes from the Conservatives
Why was the result in 1964 close?
Alec Douglas Home: Turned out to be a more effective PM than many expected. Appeared modest, decent and trustworthy.
Conservative tax cuts: Chancellor, Reginald Maudling, cut taxes in the 1963 budget. Earnings rose and unemployment fell at the end of the parliament to 300,000 in July 1964.
Attitudes to the Labour party: Many still distrusted Labour and disliked their links to the trade unions and support for nationalisation. Very few of the key leaders of the party had held office before and seemed inexperienced.
