1945-1951 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryMaking of modern BritainA2/A-levelAQA Created by: xx_katiemc_xxCreated on: 08-04-19 16:02 Which Prime Minister refused to join the EEC? Churchil 1 of 43 When did Britain join the EEC? 1973 2 of 43 What was the impact of WW2 on politics? No major changes in British Politics 3 of 43 Why were there no major changes after WW2? Major changes had already been done with the Reform Act. 4 of 43 When was the reform act? 1918 5 of 43 What did the reform act do? restricted the exercise of franchise by men over the age of 21 and granted women over the age of 30 to vote 6 of 43 What goverment had there been through the war? there had been a coalition goverment 7 of 43 what did the goverment do after coalition goverment? the conservatives and labour set up a post war consensus 8 of 43 what was the post war consensus? it was a set of agreements that goverment should try to follow when in power 9 of 43 How much of the population did Britain own before decolonalisation? 1/4 of the people on earth 10 of 43 Who did Attlee want to give independence? India 11 of 43 what gave all ex empire countries the power to live in the UK? British nationality Act 1948 12 of 43 How much of British energy was provided by coal? 90% 13 of 43 How many homes were destroyed from the war? 250,000 14 of 43 Which company introduced a new fashion look? Diors 'New look' 15 of 43 How many navy ships were sunk because we couldnt afford them? 840 navy ships 16 of 43 what was introduced to showcase the future ideas? Festival of Britain 17 of 43 what showed that we still had upper class? Debutons 18 of 43 Who was leader of the conservative party in 1951? Whinston Churchill 19 of 43 What did Churchill want to end that was from the war? Rationing 20 of 43 How many homes did the conservatives want to build a year? 300,000 homes a year 21 of 43 what kind of leader was Churchill seen as? A war time leader 22 of 43 where were the conservatives on the political spectrum? centre right 23 of 43 what was Britains economic state compared to the rest of the world after the war? The biggest debter in the world 24 of 43 Who was leader of the labour party in 1951? Hugh Gaitskell 25 of 43 What did the more left of labour argue for? More state control on the economy and society; greater power for unions; unilateralists and not pro America 26 of 43 Why did Gaitskell argue for in labour? Gaitskell argued for restricting union power and nuclear disarnment 27 of 43 How many of the votes did labour get? 46% 28 of 43 What was post war consensus? Agreement between the conservatives and labour where they set up agreements that labour should try to follow when in power 29 of 43 What were three things included in the post war consensus? generous welfare state; high taxes; strong trade unions 30 of 43 Why did labour not get the middle class vote? the middle class who helped produce the electoral success of 1945 were tiring of labour austerity 31 of 43 Why did the conservatives win the middle class vote? They promised freedom and prosperity 32 of 43 What were labour said to be pre 1951? They were said to be one of the most powerful and constructive parties 33 of 43 What did nationalism begin with in 1951? The Bank of England in 1946 34 of 43 What did nationalism end with? Nationalisation of iron and steel in 1949 35 of 43 What percentage of British industry was under public ownership? 20% 36 of 43 What were Labours 2 biggest successes? Nationalisation and the introduction of the welfare state 37 of 43 What happened to the 3 party system after the war? It became a 2 party system and the liberals lost out on the party stakes 38 of 43 What was Britains postition in the world in 1951? Decolonisation was underway and Britain was still a post ww2 super power 39 of 43 What was Britains position in the economy in 1951? Britain was in debt, nationalised industry, rationing in place, leading exporter and manufactorer 40 of 43 What were foreign economies like 1951? Other foreign economies were growing at a quick rate 41 of 43 which foreign countries economies were growing and why? France, Japan and germany due to recovery from WW2 42 of 43 Why did the conservatives win the election? Conservatives were associated with economic prosperity, aided by consumerist appetites 43 of 43
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