The Affluent Society 1951-64

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What year was the Conservatives' first electoral win by first-past-the-post?
1951
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When was Churchill's 2nd term in office?
1951-55
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Which Prime Minister succeeded Churchill in 1955?
Eden
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When did Eden resign?
1957
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Which Prime Minister succeeded Eden in 1957?
Macmillan
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What year did Macmillan hold a general election which increased majority seats for the Conservatives?
1959
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How many houses did the Conservatives promise to build each year?
300,000
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When was the Clean Air Act?
1956
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When was the Homicide Act and the Wolfenden Commission?
1957
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Who became leader of the Labour Party in 1955?
Gaitskell
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What year did Gaitskell put forward abolishing Clause IV?
1959
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When was Macmillan's 'Night of the Long Knives'?
1962
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When was the Profumo affair?
1963
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When did Macmillan resign to ill health?
1963
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Which Prime Minister succeeded Macmillan?
Home
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When did food rationing end?
1954
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What was the population increase between the years 1951-61?
5%
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What year was full employment reached?
1955
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What was the increase in imports during the 1950s?
29%
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When did Britain ask for a loan from the IMF?
1951
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When were Neddy and Nicky set up?
1962
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What was the rise in exports between 1961-64?
over 10%
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How high did imports remain over exports in the early 1960s?
20%
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What was the increase in men's weekly wages in 10 years?
£8.30 - £15.35
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When was ITV first launched?
1955
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What was the increase in TV ownership 1957-59?
32%
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What was the increase in car ownership 1957-59?
25%
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How many people holidayed at Butlins each week?
60,000
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When was the launch of Private Eye?
1961
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When was the launch of That Was The Week That Was?
1962
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When was Osbourne's play Look Back In Anger written?
1956
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How many women went out to work in 1951?
1 in 5
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What was the increase in homes owning a washing machine 1957-59?
54%
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What was the increase in homes owning a fridge 1957-59?
58%
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How many Commonwealth immigrants were living in Britain in 1958?
210,000
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When were the racial riots in Nottingham and Notting Hill?
1958
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When was the Commonwealth Immigrants Act passed?
1962
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When was the end of National Service?
1960
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Teenagers made up what percentage of the British population?
10%
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When was the clash at Brighton between the Mods and Rockers?
1964
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When was the Treaty of Rome?
1957
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When did Britain form EFTA?
1959
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When did Britain apply to join the EEC?
1961
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When did Britain test its first atomic bomb?
1952
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How many people supporting CND marched to Aldermaston in protest in 1958?
8000
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When was CND formed?
1958
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When was the Korean War?
1950 - 53
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How many British soldiers were sent to Korea?
90,000
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When was the Suez Crisis?
1956
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Which countries planned to help Britain seize back the Suez Canal?
France and Israel
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When did the Mau Mau rebellion break out in Kenya?
1952
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When was independence granted to Kenya?
1963
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When did Macmillan make his 'wind of change' speech?
1960
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When did de Gaulle veto Britain from entering the EEC?
1963
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