Dates Flashcards
1952
Accession of Elizabeth 2
GB’s fort atom bomb test
Mau may rebellion against GB
1951
Iron and steel nationalised
Anglo American relation strained following Maclean and Burgess affair
Conservative victory under Churchill
1953
Mass tv audience for queens coronation
Steel and transport privatised
1954
British withdrawal from Egypt
End of rationing
1955
Conservative election victory under Eden
GB opt out of Messina talks
Launch of itv
1956
Failure of Suez crisis and financial crisis to follow
1957
Eden replaced by Macmillan
Ghana gains independence
1958
Formation of the CND
Notting hill anti immigration riots
1959
Conservative election victory
Film sapphire dramatises race relations
Bad godesberg
Blackpool party conference
1960
Winds of change speech
Blue streak replaced by Polaris
Scarbourgh party conference
1961
EEC application submitted
Berlin Wall erected
1962
Knight of the long knives
Launch of that’s the week that was
1963
EEC application vetoed
Perfume affair
Resignation of Macmillian
1964
Labour election victory
Start of Rhodesia crisis
1965
Death penalty abolished
1966
Increase labour majority following election
1967
Military cuts
Devaluation under Wilson
Liberalisation of homosexuality and abortions
Rivers of blood speech
1969
Start of Northern Ireland trouble
Voting age reduced to 18