Parliament Flashcards
What year, and who was the first labour prime minister
1924 - Ramsey Mac Donald
Which prime minister tried to push back the Coronation of Elizabeth II as far back as possible.
Winston Churchill
The British Madate for Palestine ended when?
1948
Who did Queen Elizabeth II choose to go into parliament when Harold macmillan was taken ill in 1963 ?
Alec Douglas- conservative beat by Harold Wilson 1964.
Sexual offence Act came in what year ?
1964 - act to De Criminalise homosexuallty between men over the age of 2.
The winter of discontent was when and why ?
1978-79 people were striking all over.
How long did Margaret Thatcher lead for?
11 years
The Right to Buy and privatisation came in what Decade?
1980s giving people on low wage jobs tge right to buy and privatising lots of different services.
What year did the Berlin wall come down?
1989
It was put up in August 1961.
When was the start of the Irish peace Process?
1990-1997- under John Major.
Who signed the Belfast peace agreement “ Good Friday “ 1998 ?
Tony Blair.
Succession to the Crown Act came in when ?
2013 the Act which was changed from the ladies of the Royal line get the chance to be in a fair place to the thrown.
The coal act came in under What Prime Minister, and what year?
Also, the same year, the Holiday pay act came in
Neville Chamberlain
1938.
The holiday with Pay Act was in what year ?
1938 - Neville Chamberlain Conservative.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) had been campaigning for paid holidays since 1911.
Who said, “In The Name Of God …Go
Leo Amery MP : This was asking Chamberlain to stand down.
When did Chamberlain meet Hitler?
1933, 30 September, where the Munich agreement happened.
France, Great Britain, Italy attended.
When is VE day?
8th May 1945 Victory In Europe
Who was the Code Breaker who cracked the German Enigma Code
Alan Turing at Bletchley Park 1945-1947
What Victory happened on August 15th 1945
Victory of Japan.
Tell me two ways the Home guard- Dads army helped to confuse the invaders in World War 2 ?
Taking down road signs to stop the invaders, knowing where they were going
Making sure lights were turned off during air raids The blitz.
Who Beat Winston Churchill after the war ?
Clement Attlee ( Labour 1945-1951)
When was the Independence of India?
1947 India came away from the Empire of Great Britain.
What year did Winston Churchill win for the second time?
1951-1955.
What year were the widows’ orphans and old age contribution pensions ?
1925
When was the General Strike, and how long?
1926- 5 Days.
During the wall street crash which Prime Minister and what year?
Ramsay MacDonld (1929-1933)
What was the Doctors Mandate in 1931 ?
MacDonald subsequently campaigned for a “Doctor’s Mandate” to do whatever was necessary to fix the economy, running as the leader of a new party called National Labour within the coalition.
Edward VIII Marriage to Wallis Simpson was what year ?
1936 and a year later, he abdicated and his brother George VI became King.
When was the Royal Airforce Formed?
1st April 1918.
What was the name of the Ace fighter Pilot for the German Airforce in WWI
Manfred von Richtofen ( was shot down)
What were the Gotha?
Bombers used in German Air Raids on london.
Who was the Prime Minister of Britain in 1902-1905
Arthur Balfour ( Conservative)
When was the education Act passed ?
1902 The Act provided funds for denominational religious instruction in voluntary elementary schools, most of which were owned by the Church of England .
When did land purchase Act come in ?
1903 To encourage Irish landlords to sell their estates to their tenant farmers, providing the tenants with government loans to purchase the land.
Which Prime Minister was in Power during WW1q
Herbert Henry Asquith 1908-1916 ( Liberal Party)
What year did the National Insurance Act get passed?
1911 The National Insurance Act 1911 created a national system of insurance to protect working people against loss of income relating to sickness or unemployment
When was the first Home Rule act in Great Britain?
1886 With a three-hour Irish Home Rule speech Gladstone beseeched parliament to pass the Government of Ireland Bill 1886, and grant home rule to Ireland in honour rather than being compelled to do so one day in humiliation. The bill was defeated in the Commons by 30 votes.
What does Jingism mean ?
extreme patriotism, especially in the form of aggressive or warlike foreign policy.
What year was the Gallipoli Campaign?
What happened in the Gallipoli campaign?
The Gallipoli Campaign was the land-based element of a broad strategy to defeat the Ottoman Empire. A British-French fleet had made several attempts to breach Ottoman defences in the Dardanelles but had suffered a decisive defeat on 18 March 1915.
What was the name of the Ship in 1916 that was carrying U.S Troops was you boated ?
RMS Lusitania.
What was the Royal Airforce Called before WW1 ?
Royal Flying Corps
When was the first Zeppelin raids on London ?
1915- The first incendiary bomb dropped by a Zeppelin in London landed on Alkham Road in Stoke Newington on the night of May 31, 1915. The bomb hit the house of Albert Lovell and his family.
What was the year of the Falklands?
1982- Margaret Thatcher Prime Minister at the time
The Falklands War lasted 74 days, from April 2, 1982 to June 14, 1982. The war ended when Argentine forces surrendered.
Who’s been the Richest Prime Minister ever in Britain
Rishi sunak (2022-2024)
What Country’s are NOT members of the Commonwealth?
Republic of Ireland 🇮🇪
Myanmar 🇲🇲
South Africa 🇿🇦 left and came back
Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 withdrew in 2003
Gambia 🇬🇲 withdrew in 2013
How many members of Parliament sit in the House of Commons?
UK parliament has 650 MPs
