British dates 1945-1970

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1. which is the most important main features of Labour's welfare programme

  • the National Health Service act gave everyone free medical and hospital treatment
  • the National Insurance act creates a system of universal and compulsory government-employer-employee contributions to unemployment, sickness,maternity expense, widowhood and retirement
  • the Industrial Injuries act provided cover for accidents
  • the National Assistance act which sets up national assistance boards to deal directly and financially
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2. the reactions to the Suez crisis

  • the US refused to give us a loan unless we pull out
  • Middle east said no more oil unless you pull out of Egypt
  • humiliation for britain to have to retreat
  • Edens's reputation ruined

3. who won the general election of 1959?

  • conservatives but labour was weak
  • conservatives but labour was strong
  • liberals
  • labour due to gaitskell being leader

4. what bad things happened in 1962?

  • NATO kicked Britain out
  • British trade fell from 25% to 15% and Britain was rejected from the EEC
  • England lost the world cup
  • Macmillan had a fit

5. how are butler's policies described and why?

  • impressionable because he was lucky and popular
  • butskellism because his consensus policies
  • good as falling commodity prices and surge in exports improved the economy
  • bad as dollar gap and run on british reserves
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