Post-War Britain notes
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- Liberal reforms and the 1906 election23
- Attlee government 1945–195128
- Beveridge Report and the welfare state43
- Post-war consensus10
- Conservative governments 1951–196470
- Affluence and the economy in the 1950s21
- Immigration and race relations24
- Social and cultural change in the 1960s and 1970s24
- Wilson government 1964–197021
- Heath government 1970–197418
- British foreign relations and the EEC8
- Labour governments 1974–19796
- Thatcherism and the Thatcher governments37
- Falklands War23
- British politics after Thatcher7
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Britain Under Margaret Thatcher - Timeline 1970-1975 - Thatcher under Heath18th June 1970 - Conservatives win the general election with Edward Heath as leader. Thatcher becomes Secretary of State for Education and Science.September 1970 - In response to f...
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British Society and Economy in the 1950s British Society and Economy in the 1950sThe British Family in the 1950s: Men went to work and were the ‘breadwinners’ for the family. Most men worked in manufacturing or heavy industry. Women could do a limited range ...
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Reasons for the 1906 Liberal landslide - created from Mind Map Liberals secured a landslide victory over the Conservatives 400 seats to 157. Boer War (1889-1902) 40% of British recruits were declared unfit for military surface suggesting that poor health was weakening the nation'...
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The British Depth Study - The Liberal Welfare Reforms The British Depth Study - The Liberal Welfare Reforms One government that is often seen as an example of 'reforming' by introducing positive changes that really improve peoples' lives is the Liberal government in Brit...
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fact file on key figures William Pitt the Younger- Prime Minister Born- 28th May 1759 Death- 23 January 1806 Father: William Pitt the elder PM, Earl of Chatham, responsible of victories of 7 years war Mother: sister of former Whig...
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1951-1957 Politics - period of Conservative Dominance and a period of prosperity when the people had 'never had it so good' - Also known as the era of consensus politics Churchill Government 1951-1955 - won a majori...
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Reasons for Conservative Dominance 1951-64 - created from Mind Map The first-past-the-post electoral system meant that the party with the most seats won the election. Lord Woolton's cabinet reshuffle and war time hero Churchill's return brought back voters who would otherwise vote fo...
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Conservative dominance Why the Conservatives won the 1951 election? INTRO: The Conservatives won the 1951 election with a majority of 26 seats and they stayed in office until 1964. The Labour Party gained 300,000 votes more, and so was not ...
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Economic issues of the 1940s and how Attlee's government dealt with it Economic issues in 1940's and how the Labour governments dealt with itCauses of economic issues:- High cost of war- National debt was £3,500 million- Winter of 1947 was the coldest winter in 100 years (coal could not ...
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Why did the conservatives win the 1951 election? Why did the Conservatives win the 1951 election? The debate on the 1951 election result has centered around the extent to which it was Labour weakness or conservative strengths that determined the outcome. Although it...
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Conservative domination, 1951-64 Why did the Conservatives win the 1951 election? was it Conservative strength, Labour weakness, or was it the electoral system? Labour polled more seats than Conservatives in the 1951 election, yet won fewer seat...
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Making of Modern Britain topic summaries The changing role of women Thirteen Wasted Years · Housewives (21= average age of marriage; 75% of women= married) · 1/5 of women worked in 1951 (family allowance ensured they didn’t need to work, though) · No trade u...
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Economic and social policies of Attlee's Labour Government 1945-51 Loans from the US:-USA only country to emerge richer from the war than before-US dollars only currency in which investors had confidence-vital for Britain to get US dollars with which to pay for essential importsHelp ...
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Reasons why Attlee's government failed to win the election of 1951 REASONS WHY THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT FELL FROM POWER IN 1951:LABOUR MISTAKES- Only had a majority of 5 seats in the February 1950 election, "we have office... without power"- Funding support of the Korean War in 1951 was...
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1997 Historical Context 1991-2 Recession Supply-side miracle=economic conception that states, within the lowering of corporate taxes, the government can stimulate the economy and raise production to lower prices and stabilise infl...
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Lloyd George 1918-22 Successes - praised for his solution of partitioning of Ireland which satisfied all sides and brought 50 years of peace - praised for avoiding a national strike and confrontation through his tactical negot...
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Derek Bentley 1953: Derek Bentley hanged for murder Teenager Derek Bentley has been executed at Wandsworth Prison in London for his part in the murder of Pc Sidney Miles. The 19-year-old was hanged at 0900 hours after last-minute a...
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Labour's landslide of 1945 1945 general election:Cons 197Labour 393Liberals 12Labour outnumbered Conservatives two to oneClement Attlee- Prime MinisterErnest Bevin- Foreign SecretaryHerbert Morrison- Leader of the House of CommonsHugh Dalton- C...
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Lloyd-George as Prime Minister "The Man who won the War"Personality:-dynamic and determined-pragmatic-charismatic speaker-flexible Early successes post-war:- Health and Transport Ministries created- Demobilisation went smoothly- Post-War Industry B...
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The Miners' Strike - 1984-1985 KeywordsNUM - National Union of MineworkersPicket - A strike/Striking MinerFlying Picket - A Striker miner who travelled all over the country to persuade other miners to strikeBallot - A voteSolidarity - When pe...
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Essays Assess the reasons why Labour lost the election of 1951 PLAN Labour's loss of the election in 1951 can be said to be for many reasons. The main debate is that Labour election loss was either due the weakness of the La...
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1950's - Post War Britain The Labour Party under Clement Attlee came to power and created a comprehensive welfare state, with the establishment of the National Health Service, entitling free healthcare to all Brit...
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Overview of Eden's 1955-57 Government LEADERSHIP FAILURE Too much expected of him Mishandled several situations Didn't reshuffle the cabinet until the end of 1955 Macmillan was moved from the Foreign Office he was placed in at the beginning of Eden's lead...
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1983 General Election (1983) - created from Mind Map Falklands War, 1982 Labour Lack of political opposition
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Britain, 1957-64 Britain, 1957-64 1957 New Conservative government under Macmillan 1958 Formation of CND Resignation of chancellor Thorneycroft
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The Conservative governments, 1951-57 The Conservative governments, 1951-57 1951 October: Victory in the general election 1953 May: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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The end of Attlee's Labour government, 1950-51 1950 February: Narrow Labour victory in the general election June: Start of the Koran War October: Stafford Cripps replaced as chancellor by Hugh Gaitskell 1951 January: Huge increases in Britain's defence spending Ap...
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How much changes socially and culturally 1964 - 70? - created from Mind Map Mass Media Leisure Activités Scientific development
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Summary - Erstellt aus einer Mindmap India Monarchy Multicultural Britain
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Untitled hSuffragists formed Suffragettes formed Parliament considered women's suffrage Ill health act (Cat and Mouse act) Representation of the people act (Women over 30 could vote and be MP's) Charles Booth's re...
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Untitled Powellism Enoch Powell was controversial and influential politician in 60/70s Challenged party openly + influenced Conservative politics Traditional views about being English and National Identity People voted T...
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List of PM's British PM's from 1951-2007Date: October 1951- April 1955Name: Winston ChurchillParty: Conservative Date: April 1955- January 1957Name: Anthony EdenParty: Conservatives Date: January 1957- October 1963Name: Harold Mac...
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How successful was the Government of 1951 - 1955? ECONOMY Good: Increased Consumption Balance of Payment was in the positive with a £269 million surplus Full Employment Low Taxes Butskellism End of the Korean War Bad: Increased credit/loan Stop/Go 'Policy' DOMESTIC/S...
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General Election Summary - 2005, 2010, 2015 Summary of 2005 Was held to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won it's third consecutive win. Emphasised a strong economy. Blair had suffered a decline in popularity ...
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The Twentieth Century - created from Mind Map Reign of Edward V|| (1901 - 1910) More lighted heart attitude to life 1910 - 1936 GEORGE V Industrial unrest and Britain suffers decline 1906: Victory of the Liberal Party Old age pension Labour Exchanges Education Ac...
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votes for women it is accurate because: it says that Mrs Pankhurst is in iron chains how successful do you think the two groups were?neither groups were really successful due to that the suffragettes were violent and considered a lit...
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Untitled The Liberal Reforms Why did Britain need the reforms?Britain needed the reforms as much of the population were poor. With no benefit system the most help that was available was in the workhouses. Workhouses provided f...
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WOMEN - INTRO - created from Mind Map SUFFRAGETTES INFLUENCE OF OTHER NATIONS SUFFRAGISTS
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Britain and the world, 1951-64 Britain and the world, 1951-64 1951Attlee government committed to British nuclear deterrent 1955Messina conference
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UK Prime Ministers 1945-1990 Clement Attlee 1945-1951 Winston Churchill 1951-1955Anthony Eden 1955-1957Harold MacMillan 1957-1963Alec Douglas Home 1963-1964Harold Wilson 1964-1970Edward Heath 1970-1974Harold Wilson 1974-1976James Callaghan 1978-1...
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