Unit 1 Flashcards
1
Q
All conservative governments
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1951-WC
1955 AE
1957 HM
1963 LH
2
Q
Domestic polices
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Although Conservatives were ruling 51-63 the three major parties made broad agreements called the post war consensus
3
Q
What is the post waR consensus
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Extensive welfare system
Gov intervention to maximise economic growth and full employment
Independence from common wealth countries
Foreign policy regarding alliances with US and against communism
4
Q
Conservative successes 1951-63
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- economic prosperity and increased standards of living
-conservatives associated with the new Elizabethan age
Condemnable service in Korean War
Britan seemed a word power because of its nuclear weapons
Conservatives maintained welfare spending and engendered full employment
Atomic bomb in 1952
Public sector housing 300.000 and 6000 new schools and double unis
5
Q
Labours split
A
Disarray because of welfare spending
Gaistekllsdeath
Electorate was satisfied with Tory rule