Reasons for Conservatives fall from power Flashcards
1
Q
How had Macmillan’s character changed?
A
Used to be known as ‘supermac’ but by 1963 he seemed out of touch with the general public and to have lost his political touch.
2
Q
When was the Night of the Long Knives? What happened?
A
1962- Macmillan sacks a third of his cabinet while trying to reform it. It was intended to rejuvenate the government but it actually weakened it.
3
Q
Describe the George Blake scandal.
A
George Blake - convicted of being a Soviet double agent in 1961
4
Q
Describe the John Vassal scandal.
A
John Vassal - discovered to have been blackmailed on the basis of his homosexuality to pass info to the soviet union in 1962.
5
Q
Describe the Profumo scandal.
A
John Profumo had an affair with Christine Keeler who passed State secrets on to the Soviet Union.
