topic 1 1950s

Question 1

living standards in the year 1951 - 1964
how manys homes promised in what manifesto

Answer 1

1951 conservative manefesto promised 300,000 new homes

Question 2

living standards in the year 1951 - 1964
when did macmillan implement clean air act and why

Answer 2

1956 after the great smog of 1952

Question 3

living standards in the year 1951 - 1964
how was education split up and who developed it

Answer 3

eden developed it as it was split into grammar schools , secondary modern and technical schools

Question 4

living standards in the year 1951 - 1964
what was the wage increase and when

Answer 4

£8.30 pw in 1951 to £15.35 pw in 1961
more people could afford tv and washing machines

Question 5

labour divisions 1951-1964
who wanted to be party leader when atlee steped down and when

Answer 5

gaitskell on the right and bevan on the left
in 1955
gaitskell won

Question 6

labour divisions 1951-1964
what did bevan and the left of labour think about nuclear weapons

Answer 6

opposed nuclear weapons
but in 1957 he announced he opposed unilateral disarmament

Question 7

labour divisions 1951-1964
what did gaitskell propose in 1959

Answer 7

abolishing calus iv but the left strongly opposed it and he had to back down

Question 8

labour divisions 1951-1964
how did labour right feel about prescription charges

Answer 8

they wanted people to pay for prescriptions because of economic pressure on the nhs

Question 9

conservative leaders 1951-1964
how many seats majority did macmillan win in what year

Answer 9

1959
100 seat majority

Question 10

conservative leaders 1951-1964
why did churchill win in 1951 and how many seats

Answer 10

his reputation as a good war time leader
he won 321 seats to 295 seats

Question 11

conservative leaders 1951-1964
why was macmillan deemed a good leader by 1963

Answer 11

he had restored party unity after the suez crisis

Question 12

conservative leaders 1951-1964
why was eden expected to do well as pm and why did he have to step down

Answer 12

he had good foriegn policy experience
by the 1956 suez crisis made him step down

Question 13

domestic policies 1951-1959
what act reduced when death penalties could be used and when

Answer 13

1957 homocide act

Question 14

not good leaders and policies 1951-1959
why was churchill not a good leader

Answer 14

he was a figure head who focused more on forigen policies than domestic

he left most responsibilities to eden , macmillan and butler but they did not get on causing rivalries in cabinate

Question 15

not good leaders and policies 1951-1959
why was macmillan not a good leader

Answer 15

he struggled to keep prices steady and entered stop go economics

Question 16

why was macmillan a good leader

Answer 16

he was traditionally british whilst still appearing modern

Question 17

why was wilson elected in 1963

Answer 17

labours political possition was improving

Question 18

stop go economics weakened the econemy 1955-1964
what was britains industrial production in 1959 and what was USA and west germanys

Answer 18

britain - 129
usa - 133
west germany - 225

Question 19

stop go economics weakened the econemy 1955-1964
why was a pay pause put in and when

Answer 19

1961
fears the econemy was overheating

Question 20

stop go economics weakened the econemy 1955-1964
when was an IMF loan taken out

Answer 20

1961

Question 21

consumerisum 1955-1964
how many people were employed in the service sector in 1960

Answer 21

5 million
equal to heavy industry

Question 22

consumerisum 1955-1964
what was the average wage by 1961

Answer 22

£15.35 pw meant consumerisum grew

Question 23

consumerisum 1955-1964
how much did tv purhcases increase in what time frame

Answer 23

32% 1957-1959

Question 24

consumerisum 1955-1964
how many people stayed at butlins in the 1950s

Answer 24

60,000 a week

Question 25

economic expansion 1955-1964 when were tax cuts and how much

Answer 25

£370 million in 1959

Question 26

consumerisum 1955-1964 1960-1964 how much had imports and exports risen

Answer 26

exports 10% imports were 20% higher than exports

Question 27

consumerisum 1955-1964 what was growth rate in 1963 and 1964

Answer 27

1963 - 4% 1964 - 6%

Question 28

lives of british people were transformed by living standards 1951-1957 what lauch in 1955 improved consumerisum

Answer 28

itv launched in 1955 with advertising

Question 29

lives of british people were transformed by living standards 1951-1957 when did food rationing end

Answer 29

1954

Question 30

lives of british people were transformed by living standards 1951-1957 housing policy to replace slums

Answer 30

1951 300,000 new homes promised to replace slums and increase home ownership

Question 31

lives of british people were transformed by living standards 1951-1957 what did hire purchase aid

Answer 31

people could by larger things like tvs and washing machines to get women out of the kitchen and have lesiure time

Question 32

lives of british people were transformed by class1951-1957 what % of population were teenagers

Answer 32

10 % they moved agianst the social norm

Question 33

lives of british people were transformed by class1951-1957 how did the gov look after the suez crisis

Answer 33

they were made a mockery satire became more popular

Question 34

lives of british people were transformed by class1951-1957 how did respect change

Answer 34

in 1951 they were a conformist scoiet that respected authority but this was changing due to the suez crisis and social groups like the mods and rockers

Question 35

lives of british people were transformed by women 1951-1957 in 1951 what proportion of women were working

Answer 35

1 in 5 instead they were paid family allowence

Question 36

lives of british people were transformed by class1951-1957 when was equal pay brought in for teacher and civil servants

Answer 36

1952 - teachers 1954 - civil servants

Question 37

lives of british people were transformed by class1951-1957 were women independant from the men in their lives

Answer 37

no mortages and bank accounts still had to be in a mans name

Question 38

lives of british people were transformed by class1951-1957 did trade unions support women

Answer 38

no

Question 39

explain how the suez crisis was organised

Answer 39

eden , france and isral staged an attack on eygupt to prevent nasar from privatising the canal they did it in secret in order to invade and take the cannal all whilst appearing to be on a peace keeping mission

Question 40

how did suez show britain was no longer a world power

Answer 40

usa did not support britain and instead started a run on the pound britain could not afford to br strong on their own

Question 41

when did macmillain make his winds of change speach about decolonisation

Answer 41

1961

Question 42

proof suez had no electoral impact on the tories

Answer 42

they remained in power until 1963