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Labour 1964-1970 Flashcards

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1
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What was the increase in the Liberal party’s vote share in 1964

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+5.3% (but only 3 seats)

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What are the reasons for the result of the 1964 election

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Electoral system (turn out)
Liberal popularity
Scandals - Profumo, Vassall inquiry, Kim Philby, Argyll divorce
Poor economy (lagging behind)
Tory fatigue
Home’s unpopularity (old boy network)
Bevanite split no more, Gaitskell gone and Wilson as a compromise

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What are the reasons for the result of the 1966 election

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Wilson’s popularity
Heath came across as stiff
Labour’s technological modernisation

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4
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Which two economic solutions did Wilson not want to use

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Deflation & Devaluation

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Who were Wilson’s Chancellors (64-70)

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James Callaghan (64-67)
Roy Jenkins (67-70)

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Why was devaluation controversial

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It made the UK look weak
Force a scale back of international activities
Devaluation had already occurred under Attlee and Labour didn’t want a reputation

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What economic department did Wilson create within days of entering office, and what was it’s job

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Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) - Put an end to Stop-Go and long term economic planning

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8
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Why did Wilson apply to the EEC (2nd application) in 1967

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Appease pro-Europe party members

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When was the devaluation of the pound

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18 November 1967

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10
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What was inflation in 1970

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12%

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11
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When did Jenkins achieve a BoP surplus

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1969

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12
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What role was Frank Cousins given in government

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Minister of technology

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13
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Who went on strike 1966-67

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Seamen and dockers

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What are Wildcat Strikes

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Sudden, unoffical, local strikes called without national union input

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Who was Wilson’s employment minister

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Barbara Castle

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16
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What was Edward Heath’s industrial policy whilst in opposition

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‘Fair Deal at Work’

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17
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What was In Place of Strife (1969)

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Policy to limit Trade Unions
1) 28 day cooling off period
2) Strike ballots
3) Industrial relations court can prosecute rule breakers

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Who rebelled against In Place of Strife forcing it to be thrown out

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Jack Jones (TGWU leader)
James Callaghan
50 Labour MPs

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When did the Trade Union Council negotiate a compromise with the government

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June 1969

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Why did Cousins resign from the cabinet

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In protest over the Prices and Incomes act 1966

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21
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Who was Wilson paranoid of within his party

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George Brown - rival in 1963 leadership election
Callaghan and Jenkins

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22
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What are the examples of the White Heat of Technology

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Post Office Tower
Concorde
Nuclear Energy
The Pill

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23
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When was the voting age lowered to 18

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1968

24
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What was the increase in social security funding under Labour (%)

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14.3%

25
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What was the increase in education funding under Labour (%)

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12.7%

26
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What was the Prices and Incomes Board

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Board to plan rises in prices and wages in order to prevent inflation

27
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Who was the education minister inchareg of reforming the system

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Anthony Crosland

28
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What was the name of the woman given the death penalty in 1955 for murdering her abusive husband

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Ruth Ellis

29
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When was the death penalty abolished

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1969, following suspension since 1965

30
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What was the Divorce Reform Act 1969

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“no fault” divorce, both parties had to live apart for 2 years or one party for 5 for it to be allowed

31
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How much did divorce increase in 1969

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5 times

32
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When was the abortion act

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1967

33
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How much did abortion increase 1968-75

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4 times

34
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Who supported and who was against abortion reform

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David Steel, abortion law reform association

The society for the protection of the unborn child

35
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What did the 1967 Sexual offences act allow for

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Homosexual activity was allowed in private for consenting over 21’s

36
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When was the National Viewers and Listeners association started

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1965

37
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What was the Dangerous Drug Act 1967

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Banned the possession of cannabis

38
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What was the main 60s youth group

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Hippies - Anti-Vietnam

39
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What was the first race relations act - 1965

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Forbade public discrimination
But housing and employment discrimination weren’t included
Formed the Race Relations Board to take and rule on complaints

40
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What percentage of people in North London in 1965 disapproved of mixed race marriages

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90%

41
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When did Enoch Powell deliver his Rivers of Blood speech

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April 1968

42
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What happened to Enoch Powell as a result of Rivers of Blood

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Sacked from the shadow cabinet

43
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What happened to Enoch Powell as a result of Rivers of Blood

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Sacked from the shadow cabinet

44
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What percentage of the population supported Powell

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75%

45
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What was the second race relations act - 1968

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Banned discrimination in housing and employment, race relations board made more powerful

But loopholes remained

46
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When was the first Notting Hill carnival

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1964

47
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When were the 3 sterling crisis’

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1st 1965
2nd 1966 - caused by seamen strike
3rd 1967 - caused by 6 day war

48
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How much was the pound devaluated by

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14%

49
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What caused the Kenya-Asian immigrant crisis

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New Kenya government demanded all Kenyan Asians to give up British citizenship or to leave the country

50
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What immigration reform did James Callaghan push through in February 1968

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Repealed guaranteed Kenyan Asian right to British citizenship and entry

51
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What was Wilson’s stance on the Vietnam War

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He supported it an wanted to get the UK involved but didn’t as he knew he would face public backlash

52
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How did Wilson compromise over Vietnam

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Didn’t go in but didn’t condemn Johnson

Moral support but no military support

53
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Why did the Euro-sceptics not oppose Wilson’s application

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They saw it as having no chance of succeeding

54
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What was the main reason for decolonisation in the 1960s

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Cutting defence spending, saving money post devaluation

55
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When did Ian Smith declare Unilateral Declaration for Southern Rhodesia

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1965

History Britain - Stuart Beck (7 decks)

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