Lecture 2

Question 1

When was the General Election (GE) Held directly after the second world war

Answer 1

July 6th 1945

Question 2

Which party won and what was the majoirty?

1945 election

Answer 2

Labour - 143

Question 3

Who was PM after the July 1945 GE

Answer 3

Atlee

Question 4

What reasons can be given for the Defeat of the Conservatives in 1945

Answer 4

• Over Reliance on Churchill
• Stigma after the 1930s Economic Depression
• Labour had shown they could potentially govern during the Wartime Coalition

Question 5

What was the name of the report authored in 1942 that Labour aimed to address

Answer 5

The Beveridge Report 1942

Question 6

What are the “Five Giants” of the Beveridge Report?

Answer 6

• Want
• Disease
• Ignorance
• Squalor
• Idleness

Question 7

Whom was the Health Secretary in 1945?

Answer 7

Aneurin Bevan

Question 8

What year did the National Health Service come into play?

Answer 8

1948 (July 5th for extra Info)

Question 9

Not Necessary, but interesting:

How many more Doctors were opposed to the NHS than in favour?

Answer 9

10% more opposed.

Question 10

How did the 1944 Education Act reform education?

Answer 10

Created The Three tier approach to schooling:

• Grammar
• Secondary Modern
• Technical

Question 11

What is Clause IV?

Answer 11

Clause IV in essence is the clause stating that public ownership is in the Labour parties best interest and that of the Publics best interest too.

Question 12

Which Sectors, Industries or Utilities were Nationalised?

Answer 12

Bank of England (1946)
Coal (1946)
Civil Aviation (1947)
Cables and Wireless (1947)
Transport (1947)
Electricity (1948)
Gas (1948)
Iron and Steel (1949)

Question 13

What Effect did Nationalising the Bank of England Have?

Answer 13

Countered Deflation (Negative Inflation)

Question 14

In 1951 Which Party won the GE, and by how many seats? (I.e What was their majoirty?)

Answer 14

Labour - 17 Seat Majority