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Key Terms for 1951-64 Conservative Era Flashcards

1
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Define first past the post

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The party or candidate with the most votes wins the election

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What is a One-Nation Conservative?

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Traditional business types being preserved. Social and economic programs to benefit individuals

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3
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Define Prime Minister

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Leader of the Government

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Define Chancellor Of The Exchequer

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Chief Financial Minister

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What does the Chancellor of The Exchequer do?

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Control taxation and inflation rates

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Define Foreign Secretary

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Secretary of State for Commonwealth and development

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What does The Home Secretary do?

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Controls law enforcement in England and Wales and immigration issues

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What does the Secretary of State for Defence do?

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Responsible for getting resources to defend the country, nuclear operations, strategic communications

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What is a post war consensus?

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After WWII all major British parties shared the same view on how the country should be run

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What is a social democracy?

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Ideology supporting government intervention in capitalism if needed

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What is Nationalisation?

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Making it so that Unions run industries to better protect the interests of the workers

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What is unilateral nuclear Disarmament?

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Country’s disarmament of nuclear weapons decided by only one party

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13
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Define Inflation

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When prices of things increase

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Define Deflation

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When the prices of everything decrease

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Define Devaluation

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When a currency is purposefully reduced in its value

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16
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What is productivity?

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Amount of money generated from hours of work done

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What are Trade Unions?

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Organisations made up of workers to give them a voice in the working environment

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What are stop-go economics?

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Going from economy growth to too many imports and balance of payments issues

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What is a run on the pound?

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When the pound is put under stress of devaluation

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Define Sterling

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United Kingdom’s currency

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What is a mixed economy?

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Economy based on capitalism with some socialism aspects

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What is Direct taxation?

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When people are taxed in relation to how much money they make

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23
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What is an example of direct taxation?

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Income tax

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What are interest rates?

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Percentages which affect if people will save or spend money

25
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What is Bank Rate?

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The amount of interest the bank charges for you taking a loan

26
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Define Gross Domestic Product

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Total value of goods and services made in a year by a country

27
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What is Gross National Product?

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Value of all products made by a country

28
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What are real wages?

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Income that is flexible with inflation

29
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What was the baby boom?

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The generation of children born from 1946-64

30
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What is Infrastructure?

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Facilities to help society function

31
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What is a council house?

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British Public Housing bult by local authorities

32
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What is Hire Purchase?

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When buying something expensive they put a down payment on it

33
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What is a property owning democracy?

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The idea that everyone owning a property is essential to the right to vote

34
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What is the core vote?

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Total amount of votes received for a party

35
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What is the private sector?

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Businesses not under state control

36
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What is Keynesian economics?

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An economic idea which means that in a recession the government should invest as much money as possible in the economy

37
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What is socialism?

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Idea that means everything is owned by the state and everyone is equal

38
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What is Clause 4?Labour Party rulebook Clause about how Trade Unions are essential to the party

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Labour Party rulebook Clause about how Trade Unions are essential to the party

39
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What is the New Right?

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Right wing political parties which have a conservative view on social issues

40
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Define consumerism

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When the nation has lots of people buying things all the time

41
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Define Deference

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Respecting people who are of higher authority than you

42
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What is The Establishment?

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The peak of British society consisting of the monarchy and people with valued social connections

43
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What is family allowance?

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Monthly social security payments to support families

44
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What is the New Commonwealth?

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British colonised countries that gained independence after WWII

45
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What is the Old Commonwealth?

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British colonised countries that gained independence before WWII

46
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What is Repatriation?

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Restoration of someone’s citizenship

47
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What is the National Service?

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Period of time where men must serve in the army

48
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What was the Atlantic Alliance?

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An alliance looking to keep the peace in Europe and promote cooperation

49
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What is a superpower?

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A nation which has heavy influence in many aspects throughout the world

50
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What is the European Economic Community?

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Group of countries in Europe who shared a Common Market and external tariff

51
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What is a Cold War?

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A war with no direct fighting between enemies instead using espionage

52
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What was the special relationship?

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Term created by Churchill to describe British relations with the USA in WWII

53
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What was the European Free Trade Association?

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British made organisation with no external tariff made to try and rival the EEC

54
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What is a Common Market?

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Countries in agreement adopt the same external tariff. Allow free trade and labour movement between members

55
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What is a federation?

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A group of states with a central government

56
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What is NATO stand for?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organisation founded in 1949

57
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What was the purpose of NATO?

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Any members who were attacked would receive full help from fellow members

58
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Define Eurosceptic

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Someone who believes the European Union needs reform

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