Political Changes in Britain 1918-1979 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsASEdexcel Created by: AlexLaceyCreated on: 07-01-16 17:20 1918 David Lloyd George's Coalition wins election 1 of 28 1918 Representation of the People Act 2 of 28 1923 Baldwin replaces Bonar Law as Prime Minister 3 of 28 1923 Labour gain more seats than the Liberals 4 of 28 1924 MacDonald becomes first Labour Prime Minister, but Conservatives then win the October election 5 of 28 1926 General Strike 6 of 28 1928 Women get the vote #GirlPower 7 of 28 1929 Labour win May election 8 of 28 1931 MacDonald forms the 'National Government' and wins 2/3 of the vote 9 of 28 1935 National Goverment re-elected, Baldwin becomes Prime Minister 10 of 28 1939 Second World War begins 11 of 28 1940 Chamberlain resigns, Churchill becomes Prime Minister 12 of 28 1945 Second World War ends 13 of 28 1945 Labour win May election, Attlee becomes Prime Minister 14 of 28 1951 Conservatives win election, Churchill becomes Prime Minister 15 of 28 1955 Eden replaces Chruchill as Prime Minister 16 of 28 1956 Suez Crisis 17 of 28 1957 Eden resigns, MacMillan becomes Prime Minister 18 of 28 1959 Conservatives win election 19 of 28 1963 Profumo Scandal, MacMillan resigns, Douglas-Home becomes Prime Minister 20 of 28 1964 Labour win election, Wilson becomes Prime Minister 21 of 28 1966 Increase in Labour majority 22 of 28 1970 Conservatives win election, Heath becomes Prime Minister 23 of 28 1973 Britain joins European Economic Community 24 of 28 1974 Labour win election, Wilson becomes Prime Minister 25 of 28 1975 Britain votes to stay in the EEC 26 of 28 1976 Wilson resigns, Callahan becomes Prime Minister 27 of 28 1979 Conservatives win election, Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister 28 of 28
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