The Affluent Society 1951-64 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: gholllifield04Created on: 11-01-22 17:01 What year was the Conservatives' first electoral win by first-past-the-post? 1951 1 of 54 When was Churchill's 2nd term in office? 1951-55 2 of 54 Which Prime Minister succeeded Churchill in 1955? Eden 3 of 54 When did Eden resign? 1957 4 of 54 Which Prime Minister succeeded Eden in 1957? Macmillan 5 of 54 What year did Macmillan hold a general election which increased majority seats for the Conservatives? 1959 6 of 54 How many houses did the Conservatives promise to build each year? 300,000 7 of 54 When was the Clean Air Act? 1956 8 of 54 When was the Homicide Act and the Wolfenden Commission? 1957 9 of 54 Who became leader of the Labour Party in 1955? Gaitskell 10 of 54 What year did Gaitskell put forward abolishing Clause IV? 1959 11 of 54 When was Macmillan's 'Night of the Long Knives'? 1962 12 of 54 When was the Profumo affair? 1963 13 of 54 When did Macmillan resign to ill health? 1963 14 of 54 Which Prime Minister succeeded Macmillan? Home 15 of 54 When did food rationing end? 1954 16 of 54 What was the population increase between the years 1951-61? 5% 17 of 54 What year was full employment reached? 1955 18 of 54 What was the increase in imports during the 1950s? 29% 19 of 54 When did Britain ask for a loan from the IMF? 1951 20 of 54 When were Neddy and Nicky set up? 1962 21 of 54 What was the rise in exports between 1961-64? over 10% 22 of 54 How high did imports remain over exports in the early 1960s? 20% 23 of 54 What was the increase in men's weekly wages in 10 years? £8.30 - £15.35 24 of 54 When was ITV first launched? 1955 25 of 54 What was the increase in TV ownership 1957-59? 32% 26 of 54 What was the increase in car ownership 1957-59? 25% 27 of 54 How many people holidayed at Butlins each week? 60,000 28 of 54 When was the launch of Private Eye? 1961 29 of 54 When was the launch of That Was The Week That Was? 1962 30 of 54 When was Osbourne's play Look Back In Anger written? 1956 31 of 54 How many women went out to work in 1951? 1 in 5 32 of 54 What was the increase in homes owning a washing machine 1957-59? 54% 33 of 54 What was the increase in homes owning a fridge 1957-59? 58% 34 of 54 How many Commonwealth immigrants were living in Britain in 1958? 210,000 35 of 54 When were the racial riots in Nottingham and Notting Hill? 1958 36 of 54 When was the Commonwealth Immigrants Act passed? 1962 37 of 54 When was the end of National Service? 1960 38 of 54 Teenagers made up what percentage of the British population? 10% 39 of 54 When was the clash at Brighton between the Mods and Rockers? 1964 40 of 54 When was the Treaty of Rome? 1957 41 of 54 When did Britain form EFTA? 1959 42 of 54 When did Britain apply to join the EEC? 1961 43 of 54 When did Britain test its first atomic bomb? 1952 44 of 54 How many people supporting CND marched to Aldermaston in protest in 1958? 8000 45 of 54 When was CND formed? 1958 46 of 54 When was the Korean War? 1950 - 53 47 of 54 How many British soldiers were sent to Korea? 90,000 48 of 54 When was the Suez Crisis? 1956 49 of 54 Which countries planned to help Britain seize back the Suez Canal? France and Israel 50 of 54 When did the Mau Mau rebellion break out in Kenya? 1952 51 of 54 When was independence granted to Kenya? 1963 52 of 54 When did Macmillan make his 'wind of change' speech? 1960 53 of 54 When did de Gaulle veto Britain from entering the EEC? 1963 54 of 54
'Divided parties don't win elections'. How valid is this view in explaining Conservative ascendency over Labour in the years 1951-64? 5.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings
Decline in Deference was the most significant social change in the period 1951-64. 4.5 / 5 based on 13 ratings
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