PWC PMs (T3)

Question 1

Who was PM 1945-1951?

Answer 1

Attlee

Question 2

Who was PM 1951-1955?

Answer 2

Churchill

Question 3

Who was PM 1955-1957?

Answer 3

Eden

Question 4

Who was PM 1957-1963?

Answer 4

Macmillan

Question 5

Who was PM 1963-1964?

Answer 5

Douglas-Home

Question 6

Who was PM 1964-1970?

Answer 6

Wilson

Question 7

Who was PM 1970-1974?

Answer 7

Heath

Question 8

Who was PM 1974-1976?

Answer 8

Wilson

Question 9

Who was PM 1976-1979?

Answer 9

Callaghan

Question 10

When was Attlee PM?

Answer 10

1945-1951

Question 11

When was Churchill PM?

Answer 11

1951-1955

Question 12

When was Eden PM?

Answer 12

1955-1957

Question 13

When was Macmillan PM?

Answer 13

1957-1963

Question 14

When was Douglas-Home PM?

Answer 14

1963-1964

Question 15

When was Wilson PM for the first time?

Answer 15

1964-1970

Question 16

When was Heath PM?

Answer 16

1970-1974

Question 17

When was Wilson PM for the second time?

Answer 17

1974-1976

Question 18

When was Callaghan PM?

Answer 18

1976-1979

Question 19

Which PM oversaw a government which promised to put in place the recommendations of Beveridge?

Answer 19

Attlee

Question 20

When Attlee was PM, what policies were established?

Answer 20

• The consensus of a mixed economy
• Welfare State
• Keynes
• Cooperation with Trade Unions

Question 21

The Popularity of the policies introduced by Attlee led to what?

Answer 21

Led to the 1947 “Conservative Industrial Charter”,

In which that Party embraced consensus.

Question 22

Churchill returned to power in the 1951 due to what?

Answer 22

Splits in the Labour Party.

Question 23

What did the Industrial Charter do for the Conservatives?

Answer 23

It made them seem acceptable again

Question 24

In the 1951 election why did the Conservatives manage to win?

Answer 24

• People supported the Conservative privatisation of Iron and Steel
• People were convinced that Labour’s top rate of tax at 45% was too high

Question 25

What was Eden remembered for in his short time as PM?

Answer 25

The foreign scandal

Question 26

What was the foreign scandal that Eden was remembered for?

Answer 26

He made a secret plan with France and Israel to use force to protect the Suez Canal from an Egyptian takeover

Question 27

Why did Eden's secret plan fail (the Suez crisis)?

Answer 27

In the context of the Cold War, this was unacceptable to the USA and the USA forced Britain to back down It embarrassed us as a country + made us seem subservient to the USA

Question 28

What was one of the main things that Macmillan did during his time as PM?

Answer 28

Increased Government spending dramatically

Question 29

What happened due to Macmillan's increase in government spending?

Answer 29

Members of his government resigned in 1959

Question 30

What was people's disposable income like during Macmillan's time as PM?

Answer 30

He oversaw the boom of credit & growth in accessible mortgages and easier borrowing of money. Therefore people had more money to spend

Question 31

What did Macmillan do in the way of welfare provisions?

Answer 31

Ambitious and successful in a house building programme and schools/education programme.

Question 32

Why did Douglas-Home become PM in 1963?

Answer 32

Due to the sudden resignation of Macmillan

Question 33

Why did Macmillan suddenly resign?

Answer 33

He thought he only had 2 weeks left to live, however he lived until the 80s

Question 34

What was Douglas-Home focussed on campaigning for?

Answer 34

Trying to narrow Labour’s lead in the opinion polls

Question 35

What was the result of Douglas-Home's strong campaigning during his time as PM?

Answer 35

Labour under Harold Wilson won the 1964 election - but only by four seats

Question 36

Wilson (1) became PM at a time of what?

Answer 36

Huge balance of payment deficit

Question 37

Which two liberal social reforms did Wilson (1) introduce?

Answer 37

- 1965 Race Relations Act | - 1967 Abortion Act

Question 38

Give negatives of Wilson's (1) leadership

Answer 38

- Unemployment rose - He fell out with the Unions but did not assert power - In 1967 he was forced to devalue the pound

Question 39

What did Heath attempt to end and why?

Answer 39

Attempted to end Consensus politics by introducing more free market reforms

Question 40

Why was Heath forced to make a U-turn?

Answer 40

Cuts in income tax and government spending soared inflation

Question 41

Which PM introduced the 3 day work week?

Answer 41

Heath - also all electricity had to be turned off after 6pm

Question 42

What caused the 3 day work week?

Answer 42

Heath tried to stand up to Trade Unions over Miners Pay but was confronted by crippling strikes - these strikes lead to there not being enough electricity for the country

Question 43

What happened in 1975 under Wilson's (2) leadership?

Answer 43

Labour abandoned the commitment to full employment in an attempt to limit inflation and balance the budget

Question 44

What did Wilson (2) try to do during his time as PM?

Answer 44

Attempts were made to repeal the Industrial Relations Act and replace it with a social contract to agree a voluntary wages and prices agreement with the Unions.

Question 45

When was Britain forced to take a $4bn from the IMF to cope with the economic crisis?

Answer 45

1976

Question 46

Which PM was forced to take a $4bn from the IMF to cope with the economic crisis?

Answer 46

Callaghan

Question 47

What happened as a consequence of the $4bn loan?

Answer 47

- Britain had to make a 20% cut in public spending as a condition of the loan - Huge strikes

Question 48

Why did Callaghan face huge strikes?

Answer 48

Huge strikes because of a wage freeze (a condition of the loan)

Question 49

What were the huge strikes because of a wage freeze (a condition of the loan) known as?

Answer 49

The “Winter of Discontent”