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Key Chronology - Britain, 1957-64 Flashcards

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What happened in 1958?

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Formation of the CND

Resignation of Thorneycroft

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What happened in 1959?

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Conservatives re-elected with a majority of 100

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What happened in 1961?

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British application to join the EEC

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What happened in 1962?

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Macmillan’s cabinet reshuffle, ‘Night of the Long Knives’

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What happened in 1963?

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Death of Hugh Gaitskell, replaced by Harold Wilson
Profumo Affair
Resignation of Macmillan

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What happened in 1964?

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Narrow Labour victory in general election

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What happened in 1957?

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New Conservative government under Macmillan

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British History 1951 - 2007 (22 decks)

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