Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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All conservative governments

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1951-WC
1955 AE
1957 HM
1963 LH

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2
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Domestic polices

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Although Conservatives were ruling 51-63 the three major parties made broad agreements called the post war consensus

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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

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4
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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
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5
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Labours split

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Disarray because of welfare spending
Gaistekllsdeath
Electorate was satisfied with Tory rule

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