13 Conservative years

1. 1The Suez Affair was in [blank_start]1956[blank_end]

   1. A1956
2. 2Who did Britain invade Egypt with?

   1. AFrance
   2. BIsrael
   3. CItaly
   4. DUSA
3. 3The [blank_start]USSR[blank_end] threatened using [blank_start]rocket[blank_end] on Britain in a note, causing Eden to withdrawl

   1. AUSSR
   2. Brocket
4. 4Why did Britain withdraw from Egypt?

   1. AFury of USA
   2. BCondemnation of the UN
   3. CUSSR bombed Britain
   4. DUN told them to
5. 5The USA didn't want to get involved as there was an [blank_start]election[blank_end] coming up soon and Eisenhower didn't want to get involved in a costly venture

   1. Aelection
6. 6Britain acted [blank_start]independently[blank_end] and it was terrible, made people consider whether we should have closer [blank_start]union with Europe[blank_end]

   1. Aindependently
   2. Bunion with Europe
7. 7Suez crisis added how much to Britain's debts?

   1. A£564 million
   2. B£546 million
   3. C£540 million
8. 8In [blank_start]1962[blank_end], in the [blank_start]Night of the Long Knives[blank_end], Macmillan dismissed a [blank_start]third[blank_end] of his cabinet, which ignited mistrust

   1. ANight of the Long Knives
   2. Bthird
   3. C1962
9. 9John Vassal was a civil servant who had been [blank_start]spying[blank_end] for the Soviet Union and there were suspicions that other senior figures had [blank_start]tried to protect him[blank_end]

   1. Aspying
   2. Btried to protect him
10. 10What was Kim Philby to be arrested?

    1. APassing info to the USSR
    2. BRecruiting agents
    3. CRunning a spy network
    4. DHaving an affair with an USSR agent

11. 11The Duke of Argyll sue his wife of Divorce on ground of adultery, he produced a list of [blank_start]88[blank_end] men she had slept with, [blank_start]2[blank_end] of them were govt ministers

    1. A88
    2. B2
12. 12John Profumo was the Minister of [blank_start]War[blank_end], who had an affair with a prostitute who's other clients included member of the [blank_start]Soviet[blank_end] embassy. Steven Ward had [blank_start]conservatives[blank_end] in his books for [blank_start]osteopathy[blank_end], implicating the whole party was involved. Macmillan's belief of Profumo's denial showed he was [blank_start]losing his grip[blank_end]

    1. AWar
    2. BSoviet
    3. Cconservatives
    4. Dosteopathy
    5. Elosing his grip
13. 13How much was spent on defence, 1963-64?

    1. A£1.7 million
    2. B£1.7 billion
14. 14What was Britain's percentage growth?

    1. A2.3%
    2. B2.4%
    3. C3.2%
15. 15The balance of payments deficit at the end of 1964 was over £800 million

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
16. 16Prices rose ahead of wages

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
17. 17There was a consumer boom from 1950-65

    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
18. 18How many homes were built?

    1. A300,000 a year
    2. B1 million
    3. C300,000
19. 19What did the rent Act on 1957 do?

    1. Aabolished rent control
    2. Bput 6 million homes on the market
    3. Cmade rent prices fall
20. 20Macmillan claimed Britain '[blank_start]never had it so good[blank_end]'

    1. Anever had it so good
21. 21What did the Robin report suggest?

    1. AMore emphasis on scientific education
    2. BExanpansion of university's
    3. CSmaller grants
22. 22[blank_start]War[blank_end] weakened the class system

    1. AWar
23. 23What economic policies were used?

    1. AStop-Go
    2. Bstagflation
    3. CKeynesianism
    4. DMonetarism
24. 24Churchill was [blank_start]77[blank_end] when he came to power, and seen more as a [blank_start]figure head[blank_end]

    1. Afigure head
    2. B77
25. 25What year was the accession of Queen Elizabethan that brought in a new optimism?

    1. A1952
    2. B1953
    3. C1955
26. 26[blank_start]Rationing[blank_end] was ended

    1. ARationing
27. 27When was Britain's first application to the EEC that was vetoed by De Gaulle?

    1. A1953
    2. B1963
    3. C1962
28. 28Unemployment was at...

    1. A250,000
    2. B25,000
    3. C300,000
29. 29What year were their race riots in Notting Hill, and 'no coloured' signs started appearing?

    1. A1958
    2. B1961
    3. C1957

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