Conservative Dominance 1951-64

Question 1

When was churchill pm?

Answer 1

1951 - 55

Question 2

When was eden pm?

Answer 2

1955 - 57

Question 3

When was macmillan pm?

Answer 3

1957 - 63

Question 4

When was douglas-home pm?

Answer 4

1963 - 64

Question 5

What were 3 areas of post war consensus?

Answer 5

• housing
• NHS
• Nationalisation

Question 6

Why was churchill seen as “absent PM”?

Answer 6

Ill health, old

Question 7

What even brought down Eden’s leadership?

Answer 7

Suez Crisis (1956)

Question 8

What year was suez crisis?

Answer 8

1956

Question 9

Why was macmillan seen as a “consensus PM”?

Answer 9

Commitment to:
- housing
- decolonisation
- welfare

Question 10

What happened on night of the long knives?

Answer 10

Macmillan sack 1/3 of cabinet

Question 11

When was night of the long knives?

Answer 11

1962

Question 12

Who was responsible for night of the long knives?

Answer 12

Macmillan

Question 13

What important sleaze scandals occurred under macmillan?

Answer 13

• Profumo affair
• Vasall affair

Question 14

What happened in profumo affair?

Answer 14

Profumo solicited Keeler who had links to Russian embassy

Question 15

Who was profumo?

Answer 15

John profumo, secretary of state for war

Question 16

When fid profumo affair occur?

Answer 16

1962

Question 17

Why was Macmillan damaged by Profumo affair?

Answer 17

Had defended Profumo & denied allegations in parliament

Question 18

Why was Douglas-Hume seen as out of touch?

Answer 18

Old boy network
Aristocracy
Resent in party & public

Question 19

Who led Labour between Attlee & Wilson (55-63)

Answer 19

Gaitskell

Question 20

What issues were labour divided on 1951-64

Answer 20

• Nuclear policy
• Charges for NHS

Question 21

Who resigns from Labour party & over what divisions?

Answer 21

Bevan, Minister of Health, over NHS fees

Question 22

Property ownership rose by from what % to what under Cons dominance?

Answer 22

25% -> 44%

Question 23

What % did share of world trade shrink to under Cons. dominance

Answer 23

25% -> 15%

Question 24

By what % did car ownership increase during Cons dom

Answer 24

500%

Question 25

What number of houses / year did Cons. promise to build during 51-64 dominance?

Answer 25

300k

Question 26

What year did Conservatives outperform house building targets?

Answer 26

1954

Question 27

How many houses did Conservatives build in 1964

Answer 27

354k

Question 28

What did Macmillan say in 1957?

Answer 28

“Never had it so good”

Question 29

Size of Cons, majority following 1959 election?

Answer 29

100