Overview Flashcards
When was the first period of Conservative domination?
1951-64
When was Churchill prime minister?
October 1951 - April 1955 (Conservative)
When was Eden prime minister?
April 1955 - January 1957 (Conservative)
When was Macmillan prime minister?
January 1957 - October 1963 (Conservative)
When was Douglas-Home prime minister?
October 1963 - October 1964 (Conservative)
When was Wilson prime minister?
October 1964 - 1970 (Labour)
1974 - March 1976
When was Callaghan prime minister?
March 1976 - May 1979 (Labour)
When was Edward Heath prime minister?
1970 - 1974 (Conservative)
When was Thatcher prime minister?
May 1979 - November 1990 (Conservative)
When was Major prime minister?
November 1990 - 1997 (Conservative)
When was the Suez crisis?
1956
When were the Race riots?
1958-59
When was the Cuban missile crisis?
1962
When was the Profumo scandal?
1963
When was ‘In Place of Strife’ published?
1969
When did Britain join the EEC?
1973
When was the Miners strike?
1974
When was the Winter of Discontent?
1979
When was the Falklands War?
1982
When was the second Miners strike?
1984
When were the Poll Tax riots?
1990
When was the Gulf War?
1992
