The Making of Modern Britain 1951 - 2007 (AQA History)
1. Who was prime minister in 1951 and what party did they represent?:
Winston
Churchill – Conservatives
2. Who won the 1955 election and under what party?: Anthony Eden –
Conservatives
3. Who won the 1957 election and under what party?: Harold Macmillan –
Conservatives
4. Who was prime minister in 1964, what party were they and why did they
come into office?: Alec Douglas-Home - Conservatives Macmillan resigned.
5. Who won the 1964 election and under what party?: Harold Wilson – Labour
6. Who won the 1970 election and under what party?: Edward Heath –
Conservatives
7. Who won the 1974 election and under what party?: Harold Wilson – Labour
8. Who became prime minister in 1976, which party and why did they come
into office?: Jim Callaghan - Conservatives Wilson resigned
9. Who became prime minister in 1979 and under what party?: Margaret
Thatcher -
Conservatives
10. Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1951 - 55 and what were their
key achievements?: R. A. Butler
(Education Act 1944)
, The Making of Modern Britain 1951 - 2007 (AQA History)
1955 give-away budget: provided middle classes with £134 million in tax cuts
11. Butler was Home Secretary 1957 - 62. What were his key achievements?:
Homicide Act 1957
Wolfenden Commission 1957 - homosexuality no longer a crime
12. What was the post-war consensus (butskellism)?: An understanding that after
WW2 there was a great deal of agreement between the main political parties over major
issues. These included; A belief in a mixed economy, support for the NHS and Welfare State,
maintaining employment and working with Trade Unions.
13. What was achieved as a result of the post-war consensus?: 1951 -
Conservative manifesto promised 300,000 new houses a year.
Tripartate schooling (grammar, technical and vocational), 11+ introduced.
1956 - Clean Air Act: prevent smog
Housing and Factories Act: improve living and working conditions
1957 - Homicide Act
1957 - Wolfenden Commission
14. When was the first EEC application? Was it successful?: Application: 1961
1963: application rejected (was not successful)
15. What was Macmillan's 'Night of the Long Knives'?
What were the consequences of it?: 1962: Macmillan reshuffled his cabinet, firing a third
of it. It was an attempt to rejuvenate the cabinet, but weakened it instead.
It made Macmillan look out of touch and was a contributing factor towards the
Conservative loss in the 1964 election.
16. Name one other political reason for the Conservative's fall from power in
1. Who was prime minister in 1951 and what party did they represent?:
Winston
Churchill – Conservatives
2. Who won the 1955 election and under what party?: Anthony Eden –
Conservatives
3. Who won the 1957 election and under what party?: Harold Macmillan –
Conservatives
4. Who was prime minister in 1964, what party were they and why did they
come into office?: Alec Douglas-Home - Conservatives Macmillan resigned.
5. Who won the 1964 election and under what party?: Harold Wilson – Labour
6. Who won the 1970 election and under what party?: Edward Heath –
Conservatives
7. Who won the 1974 election and under what party?: Harold Wilson – Labour
8. Who became prime minister in 1976, which party and why did they come
into office?: Jim Callaghan - Conservatives Wilson resigned
9. Who became prime minister in 1979 and under what party?: Margaret
Thatcher -
Conservatives
10. Who was Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1951 - 55 and what were their
key achievements?: R. A. Butler
(Education Act 1944)
, The Making of Modern Britain 1951 - 2007 (AQA History)
1955 give-away budget: provided middle classes with £134 million in tax cuts
11. Butler was Home Secretary 1957 - 62. What were his key achievements?:
Homicide Act 1957
Wolfenden Commission 1957 - homosexuality no longer a crime
12. What was the post-war consensus (butskellism)?: An understanding that after
WW2 there was a great deal of agreement between the main political parties over major
issues. These included; A belief in a mixed economy, support for the NHS and Welfare State,
maintaining employment and working with Trade Unions.
13. What was achieved as a result of the post-war consensus?: 1951 -
Conservative manifesto promised 300,000 new houses a year.
Tripartate schooling (grammar, technical and vocational), 11+ introduced.
1956 - Clean Air Act: prevent smog
Housing and Factories Act: improve living and working conditions
1957 - Homicide Act
1957 - Wolfenden Commission
14. When was the first EEC application? Was it successful?: Application: 1961
1963: application rejected (was not successful)
15. What was Macmillan's 'Night of the Long Knives'?
What were the consequences of it?: 1962: Macmillan reshuffled his cabinet, firing a third
of it. It was an attempt to rejuvenate the cabinet, but weakened it instead.
It made Macmillan look out of touch and was a contributing factor towards the
Conservative loss in the 1964 election.
16. Name one other political reason for the Conservative's fall from power in
