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Conservative Governments 1951-1964

Kiran Matharu History A level English

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Winston Churchill
- Old
- world statesman not domestic politician
  - key priority- no new conflict
- Acting Prime minister - Anthony Eden
  - Rab Butler
  - Harold Macmillan
  - Tensions!
Eden
- experience in foreign affairs not domestic or economic policies
- concillatory with trade unions
- tried to move macmillan - weak
- Suez crisis
  - heavy criticism
    - labour
    - USA
    - 40 MPs rebelled
  - financial weakness
- called general election
Macmillan
- rival - Butler
  - unpopular - introduced tax cuts he had to reverse after election
- called general election
post war economic boom
Domestic policies
- Post war Consensus
  - mixed economy
    - full employment
      - NHS and welfare state
        trade unions
- Housing
  - 300,000
- Education
  - tripartite
  - grammar
    - technical
      - secondary modern
- social reforms
  - Clean air act
    - Housing and Factory act
      - Homicide act
        Wolfenden commison
Labour
- internal problems
- Bvan vs Gaitskell
  - Gaitskell - leader
    - opposition to Unilateral disarmament
      - CND
      - trade unions
    - proposed abolishment of Clause IV
Conservatives' fall
- concerns over economy
  - EEC apllication
- Macmillan
  - night of long knives
- spy scandals
  - profumo affair
- out of date image

Description: A level History (BRITAIN 1951-1964) Mind Map on Conservative Governments 1951-1964, created by Kiran Matharu on 17/04/2018.
Created by: Kiran Matharu · Apr 2018
Updated: Apr 17, 2018
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