THE AFFLUENT SOCIETY = CONSERVATIVES FALL FROM POWER (CONSERVATIVE GOV) Flashcards
1
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when did Harold Macmillan become to slip from being know for being so great?
A
1962
2
Q
what quote did macmillian say about the slip
A
‘events, boy, events’
3
Q
when did they apply to EEC
A
1961
4
Q
when was the EEC rejected
A
1963
5
Q
when did Macmillan reshuffle his cabinet
A
July 1962
6
Q
what is it called when Macmillan reshuffled and fired many party members?
A
the night of long knives
7
Q
what were the scandals in 1960
A
1961- George Blake convicted of being a soviet double agent
1962 - John Vassall blackmailed due to his homosexuality
1963- profumo affair (john)
8
Q
when did Macmillan resign
A
October 1963
9
Q
who became the new conservative leader
A
Lord Home
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