winston churchill (1951-1955) Flashcards
british political history: winston churchill's premiership
1
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Statistic of women working by 1951.
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1 in 5 women.
2
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Burgess and Maclean Affair.
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1951 scandal when two British MI5 intelligence defecting to the USSR.
3
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When was equal pay awarded for teachers.
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1952.
4
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When was Britian’s first nuclear bomb tested.
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1952.
5
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When was Kenya’s Mau Mau rebellion.
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1952.
6
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When was rationing ended.
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1954.
7
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When was equal pay awarded for civil servants.
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1954.
8
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Korean War.
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1951-1953.
9
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Butler’s ‘Give-Way’ budget.
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1955 act providing £134m in tax cuts for the middle class.
10
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When was ITV released.
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1955.
11
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Who became Labour leader in 1955 after Attlee.
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Hugh Gaitskell.
12
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Bevanite ideology.
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- Against nuclear armament.
- Supported Clause VI (nationalisation).
- Mixed economy, more state owned buisness.
- Fundamentalists (Trade Unions should have more influence).
- Distance from the USA.
13
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Gaitskell ideology.
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- Supported nuclear armament.
- Abolition of Clause VI.
- Keynsian economics, more private owned buisness.
- Revisionist (MPs have deciding votes and block voting ban).
- Strengthen the Atlantic Alliance.
