Britain 1951-2007
Part 1- the affluent society
, 1951 election
Key Words • Wasn’t obvious that there would be
First-past-the-post= Conservative dominance.
system where the • Labour won more votes.
candidate with the most • First-past-the-post system= Conservative
votes wins a seat in won the most seats.
Parliament
• Churchill became new Prime Minister.
,Winston Churchill
• Prime Minister in the war crisis of May 1940.
• Led Britain to victory in WW2.
• After war, he continued to play the role as the worlds statesman-
Conservatives were in opposition.
• 1951-1955 Post War prime minister
, Post war Churchill
• Old man with serious ailments- suffered a stroke in 1953.
• Always thought of himself as an international statesman than
a domestic politician.
• Spent time at holiday spots rather than Downing Street.
• Prioritized preventing new conflict because of nuclear war
dangers.
• Joined the Liberals in 1904 before rejoining the Conservatives-
attempted to persuade Liberals to join his cabinet in the
1950s.
• Eden acted as prime minister in Churchill’s absence- waited for
him to step down.
• Butler, Eden or Macmillan didn’t get along well- 13-year rivalry.
Part 1- the affluent society
, 1951 election
Key Words • Wasn’t obvious that there would be
First-past-the-post= Conservative dominance.
system where the • Labour won more votes.
candidate with the most • First-past-the-post system= Conservative
votes wins a seat in won the most seats.
Parliament
• Churchill became new Prime Minister.
,Winston Churchill
• Prime Minister in the war crisis of May 1940.
• Led Britain to victory in WW2.
• After war, he continued to play the role as the worlds statesman-
Conservatives were in opposition.
• 1951-1955 Post War prime minister
, Post war Churchill
• Old man with serious ailments- suffered a stroke in 1953.
• Always thought of himself as an international statesman than
a domestic politician.
• Spent time at holiday spots rather than Downing Street.
• Prioritized preventing new conflict because of nuclear war
dangers.
• Joined the Liberals in 1904 before rejoining the Conservatives-
attempted to persuade Liberals to join his cabinet in the
1950s.
• Eden acted as prime minister in Churchill’s absence- waited for
him to step down.
• Butler, Eden or Macmillan didn’t get along well- 13-year rivalry.
