Wilson and the labour governments 2

Question 1

Why did the conservatives loose the 1964 election?

Answer 1

• scandals
• unemployment reached 800,000 in 1963
• rejection from EEC in 1963
• main target of satire - hard to take seriously

Question 2

Why did Labour win the 1964 election?

Answer 2

they appeared more in touch with social and cultural trends of the 60s

Question 3

What speech demonstrated this goal for modernisation?

Answer 3

White Heat

Question 4

What did the labour 1966 win symbolise?

Answer 4

consolidated its position with a further electoral victory (with a sizable majority)

Question 5

How long did Wilson lead the labour party?

Answer 5

1963-1976

Question 6

How many times was Wilson Prime Minister?

Answer 6

2

Question 7

How long was Wilson’s first term as Prime Minister?

Answer 7

1964-1970

Question 8

How long was Wilson’s second term as Prime Minister?

Answer 8

1974-1976

Question 9

When did Wilson resign?

Answer 9

1976

Question 10

How did Wilson appear to the public?

Answer 10

• great moderniser
• down to earth

Question 11

How successful was Brown and the DEA?

Answer 11

• not successful
• none of his proposals went anywhere
• did not have united gov. support

Question 12

What year was the DEA abandoned?

Answer 12

1967

Question 13

What policy was introduced to try and stabilise the economy?

Answer 13

prices and income policy

Question 14

What was the purpose of this economic policy?

Answer 14

to keep down inflation

Question 15

What economic crisis occurred in 1966?

Answer 15

Sterling crisis

Question 16

What was the sterling crisis caused by?

Answer 16

seamen and dockers going on strike

Question 17

What relationship was fractured due to the sterling crisis?

Answer 17

the relationship between the government and trade unions

Question 18

What economic crisis occurred in 1967?

Answer 18

balance of payments crisis

Question 19

What was the balance of payments crisis caused by?

Answer 19

war in the middle east

Question 20

What international economic event also happened in 1967?

Answer 20

2nd rejection from the EEC

Question 21

Who managed to fix the balance of payments issues?

Answer 21

Roy Jenkins

Question 22

What did Jenkins achieve?

Answer 22

a balance of payments surplus

Question 23

What was a place in strife?

Answer 23

a law to limit any unofficial striking

Question 24

What were some of Castle’s place in strife policies?

Answer 24

• a 28 day cooling off period before a strike goes ahead
• strike ballots could be imposed
• an industrial relations court

Question 25

What was rumoured about the relationship between Wilson and Brown?

Answer 25

It was rumoured that Wilson undermined Brown’s reputation by keeping a record of embarrassing incidents he was involved with

Question 26

What did Wilson believe about Callaghan and Jenkins?

Answer 26

that they were working together to overthrow himself and Brown

Question 27

When was Northern Ireland created and what was it a result of?

Answer 27

• 1922
• the Irish war of independence (1919-21)

Question 28

How many counties make up Northern Ireland?

Answer 28

6

Question 29

How many other counties are there?

Answer 29

26

Question 30

What was the other part of Ireland called and what is it called now?

Answer 30

Irish Free State = Republic of Ireland

Question 31

What type of people are unionists?

Answer 31

those who support being apart of the UK

Question 32

What was ‘Bloody Sunday’?

Answer 32

when British paratroopers opened fire on Roman Catholic civil rights supporters

Question 33

What did the Widgery Report say as response to the outrage that followed Bloody Sunday?

Answer 33

they took the side of the British soldiers and said that those who died and/or were injured were to blame

Question 34

What is the Sunningdale agreement?

Answer 34

Britain maintaining control over law, order, and finance