Modern Britain 2.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsASAQA Created by: Shanay_thomasCreated on: 13-01-17 20:27 Conservative maifesto 1951 1 of 41 Clean air act 1956 2 of 41 Butler act of education 1944 3 of 41 Bevan's opposition to unilateral disarmament 1957 4 of 41 Frank Cousins becomes leader of TGWU 1956 5 of 41 Unsuccessful strike on buses 1958 6 of 41 Gaitskell puts forward idea of abolishing clause IV 1959 7 of 41 Scarborough conference - unilateral disarmament 1960 8 of 41 Britain's application to join EEC 1961 9 of 41 Britain's application to EEC rejected 1963 10 of 41 'Night of the long knives' 1962 11 of 41 Profumo affair 1963 12 of 41 Nationalisation of iron and steel 1951 13 of 41 Steel and transport denationalised 1953 14 of 41 Financial crisis caused by Suez 1956 15 of 41 Churchill elected as prime minister 1955 16 of 41 Britain's first atomic bomb test 1952 17 of 41 Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya 1952 18 of 41 End of food rationing 1954 19 of 41 EEC formed without Britain 1956 20 of 41 Eden replaced by Macmillan 1957 21 of 41 independence achieved by Ghana and Malaya 1957 22 of 41 Formation of CND 1958 23 of 41 Anti-immigrant riots at Notting Hill 1958 24 of 41 Motorway system established 1958 25 of 41 Blue Streak missile abandoned 1960 26 of 41 Macmillan's 'wind of change' speech 1960 27 of 41 Creation of EFTA 1960 28 of 41 End of National service 1960 29 of 41 Commonwealth immigrants act restricts immigration 1962 30 of 41 Independence granted to Kenya 1963 31 of 41 Resignation of Macmillan 1963 32 of 41 Labour elected under Harold Wilson 1964 33 of 41 Men's weekly wages went up 1952 34 of 41 TV ownership rose 1957-1959 35 of 41 Car ownership rose 1957-1959 36 of 41 Number of households with Washing machine and refrigerator 1957-1959 37 of 41 Total inward migration 1.25 million/outward migration 1.92 million 1960s 38 of 41 5 million teenagers in Britain - 10% of population 1959 39 of 41 Burgess and Maclean affair 1951 40 of 41 The Korean War 1950-53 41 of 41
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