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Revision Guide 1964 - 1979: Politics Flashcards

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Why did labour win in 1964?

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Role of conservatives and scandles

White heat of technology

Douglas home no match

Labour Party reunited

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Why did Wilson win in 1966?

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Heath unable to connect with voters

More in tune with popular culture and society

liberation laws under Jenkins

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Why did Wilson chose to not devalue?

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Devaluation would have made his party look like a devaluation party, Attlee did it in 49.

wanted to economically catch up with foreign competitors through modernisation.

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What is modernisation?

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Economically catching up with the rest of the world.

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What is the DEA?

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Department of economic affairs, created to modernise the economy

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What happened to the DEA?

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It failed

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Why did the DEA fail?

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DEA overlapped with the Chancellor and Treasury. Callaghan didn’t know who to listen to.

Brown was impulsive, created National Plan. Had the support of unions but not the united government.

Wilson was trying to keep everyone happy rather than picking the best for the role.

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Features and reasons for prices and income policies

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Aim was to keep down inflation

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What were the key events that lead to devaluation?

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1966 sterling Crisis, part because if National Union seamen strike

1967 major docks strike

Nov 67- devaluation. Dropped 17% to £2.40

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1967 EEC update

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Rejected.

Devaluation crisis damages labour credibility

Rejected by deGaulle on economic grounds

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What did Jenkins do when chancellor?

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Used deflationary methods

Raised taxes and tightened up govt spending

Unpopular but achieves a balance of payments surplus, improving situation by 69

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How did people feel about the trade unions?

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60% favourable votes in 60’s

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What did Macmillan and Wilson do in relation to TUC?

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Tried to remain a good relationship, relied to union corporation when bringing in prices and income policies.

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What did the wild cat strikes mean.

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TUC leaders were losing control because they were done by local activists

TUC govt relationship was deteriorating by 66-7

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Features of A Place In Strife

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28 day cooling off period

Strike ballots would be imposed

Strengthen unions in dealing with employers

Industrial relations court would deal with those who borne the rules

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What did A Place In Strife do?

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Upset TUC and labour, lead to protests like the National Union of Mineworkers

17
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What was the result of the months of strikes.

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Having to deal with strikes, Northern Ireland and Rhodesia, lead to his compromising with the unions

Humiliating climb down bu govt

18
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Strengths of Labour

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Education, break down class barriers

Liberation laws, Abortion act 67 etc

Jenkins economics

66 election, 98 seat majority

19
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Weaknesses of Labour

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DEA failure

Not devaluing in 64 making it look like Tori’s mistake, doing it in 67 made it look like their mistake

Trade unions, seamen’s and dockers strike, In Place of Strife etc

Failure of EEC

20
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What was the balance of payments labour inherited from the Tori’s?

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£400 million deficit

21
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Why Labour lost the election

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Trade Unions

Devaluation

67 EEC rejection

Balance of payments, DEA

22
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Why Conservatives won the election

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Heath greater strengths and was not part of the establishment

Chosen because people diddnt like labour

Liberal votes went to Tories

23
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Heath Features

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New breed- state school, social background

‘Good at policies not politics’

5 years in opposition made him well prepared for govt

EEC experienced

24
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What were heaths aims

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EEC Entry

Resolving troubles in Ireland

Resolving economic problems and modernisation

Avoiding TUC and industrial disputed during modernisation

25
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What were heaths three setbacks?

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1971 U-Turn

1973 OPEC Oil Crisis

1974 Miners Strike

26
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What was the 1971 U Turn?

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71- helping Rolls Royce. Powell, Thatcher and Joseph opposed govt intervention in industry

27
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What were heaths 2 priorities?

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Europe

Ireland

28
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Priority 1- Europe

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The issue was getting parliamentary support

Tories, some held onto the idea of an empire, some were distrustful of Europe, others supported EEC

Labour, pro-marketers vs hostile s vs party unifier

Passed with 69 rebel labour votes of support

Labour divided more, Wilson had to promise an EEC referendum when they get back into power

29
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When was the DEA created?

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Oct 1964

AQA A Level History: Britain (29 decks)

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