History - Conservatives 1957-64 - Macmillan and Home's Governments

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Key Terms for the Macmillan Era
What is clause 4,
What is unilateral nuclear disarm...,
What is the special relationship
11  cards
Key Economic Individuals and UK Growth
What form of running the economy ...,
How many chancellor s of the exch...,
Name the 4 chancellor s and when ...
16  cards
Political Developments: How Macmillan became PM and Suez Aftermath
When was macmillan prime minister,
What did macmillan do with eden o...,
How much did the suez crisis cost...
15  cards
Situation of the Trade Unions in the 1950's
What happened to trade union memb...,
How did the government deal with ...
2  cards
Political Developments: Divisions in the Labour Party
Who were the two key figures in t...,
What side were bevan and gaitskel...,
Why did the gaitskell bevan split...
14  cards
Political Developments: Homicide Act and Betting and Gaming Act
Who introduced a bill to abolish ...,
How far did this hanging abolishi...,
What did butler oppose in the con...
13  cards
Political Developments: Debates over Nuclear Weapons
When did britain start to experim...,
What secret project did britain g...,
What was agreed in september 1944
27  cards
Political Developments: Scandals and Decline in the Conservatives by 1964
What was a policy setback of macm...,
Why did macmillan put in an eec a...,
What policy setback was there wit...
15  cards
Political Developments: Problems of transferring to Douglas-Home and his time in office
What was douglas homes political ...,
How was douglas home picked to be pm,
Which 2 senior ministers did not ...
11  cards
Political Developments: Douglas-Home as Prime Minister
When was douglas home prime minister,
What was one thing that douglas h...,
Was home qualified to be prime mi...
6  cards
Economic Developments: Economic Management from 1957-64 under Thorneycroft and Heathcoat-Amory
What was the state of communism i...,
What did workers try and gain in ...,
Give an example of workers gettin...
16  cards
Economic Developments: Economic Management from 1957-64 under Lloyd and Maudling
Who replaced heathcoat amory as c...,
What years was lloyd chancellor for,
What was a constant threat for th...
27  cards
Economic Developments: Economic Management from 1957-64 - The Beeching Report
When was the beeching report publ...,
What was the purpose of the beech...,
What did the beeching report reco...
5  cards
Social Developments: The Importance of Class in the 1950's
What language variation was creat...,
What was significant about the ex...,
What showed that people were over...
16  cards
Social Developments: Evidence of Rising Affluence
Who controlled the theaters and w...,
What is significant about the way...,
Who was shelagh delaney
35  cards
Social Changes - Additional Evidence of Increasing Affluence in Britain
What were the aspects of a middle...,
How much did car ownership go up ...,
How much were men s weekly wages ...
18  cards
Social Developments: Arguments For and Against Comprehensive Schools and Conservative Actions on this
What happened to most children if...,
Why would the tripartite system b...,
What was the issue with the fundi...
13  cards
Social Developments: Developments for Women in Society
How did women continue to have li...,
How many women went out to work i...,
How can attitudes towards women b...
12  cards
Social Developments: Divorce and Censorship
Who proposed a private members bi...,
What happened with the 1951 divor...,
What happened to divorces during ...
19  cards
Social Developments: Youth Culture and Teenagers
What music became popular in brit...,
What were 3 youth cultures that d...,
Who were the teddy boys
22  cards
Social Developments: Critics of Social Change
Who argued that tv s and radios a...,
What did hoggart say affluence wo...,
What did anthony crosland argue
19  cards
Social Developments: Immigration from 1951-64 and the Notting Hill Race Riots
How did immigrants receive prejud...,
What cultures were developed in b...,
What was the nationality act of 1948
29  cards
Social Developments: Bristol Bus Boycott
When did the bristol bus boycott ...,
What event inspired the bristol b...,
What was the issue with the brist...
9  cards
Social Developments: The Wolfenden Report
Why was homosexual law suggested ...,
What percentage of men were in pr...,
What is a significant example of ...
9  cards
Foreign Developments: Relationship with the USA
What was the special relationship...,
What was a mistake churchill made...,
What is an example of churchill a...
19  cards
Foreign Developments: Relationship with Europe
What did de gaulle tell britain t...,
What did de gaulle say to his cou...,
What is significant about how de ...
25  cards
Foreign Developments: Decolonisation
Why did britain have to abandon s...,
What is an example of the empire ...,
What did macmillan do to decide w...
15  cards
Foreign Developments: Decolonisation Problems with Southern Rhodesia
Which group held political power ...,
What did the white settler commun...,
Why did the white rhodesians oppo...
9  cards
Foreign Developments: Decolonisation Problems with British Guiana, Cyprus, Kenya
When was british guiana allowed t...,
What did jagan propose in his season,
What was significant about what j...
15  cards

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