all facts/figures

Question 1

1951 conservative seats

Answer 1

321 seats

Question 2

1951 vote share (%)

Answer 2

48.8% labour vs 48.0% conservative

Question 3

how old was Churchill by 1955

Answer 3

80

Question 4

why was Churchill elected

Answer 4

he was known as a strong wartime minister

Question 5

who was chancellor under 1951-1955

Answer 5

Butler

Question 6

when did churchill have a stroke

Answer 6

1953

Question 7

why was Churchill unsuccessful

Answer 7

he was old and was consistently absent from the country on holiday or talking to foreign leaders

Question 8

what was included in the post war consensus

Answer 8

-support for the welfare state and NHS

-outlined key economic objective of full employment

-belief in a mixed economy of state and private sectors

-working with trade unions and employers

Question 9

did the conservatives agree with labours post war consensus

Answer 9

yes- the NHS was too popular to turn back on

Question 10

what was the name given to the post war consensus

Answer 10

Butskellism

Question 11

who were rivals/divided in the early conservative government

Answer 11

Macmillan, Eden and Butler

Question 12

what caused tensions between Churchill and Eden

Answer 12

Eden was waiting for Churchill to step down

Question 13

when did Eden become prime minister

Answer 13

1955 after Churchill stepped down

Question 14

how many seats did Eden win in 1955

Answer 14

345 seats

Question 15

why were both Eden and Churchill criticised by their parties

Answer 15

too much focus on foreign affairs and pleasing trade unions

Question 16

when was the Suez crisis

Answer 16

late 1956

Question 17

what newspaper notably criticised the Suez crisis

Answer 17

the manchester guardian

Question 18

how did labour react to the suez crisis

Answer 18

they heavily attacked Eden in parliament

Question 19

how many MPs resigned over the suez crisis

Answer 19

40 MPs

Question 20

what did the US expose about britains economy and how

Answer 20

they showed Britains financial weakness and reliance on the US dollar by threatening stop backing the pound

Question 21

when and why did Eden resign

Answer 21

early 1957 over “ill health”

Question 22

when did Harold macmillan become prime minister

Answer 22

1957

Question 23

when did Macmillan call for a general election

Answer 23

october 1959

Question 24

what was the conservative majority in 1959

Answer 24

exactly 100 seats

Question 25

what was Macmillans nickname

Answer 25

"superMac"

Question 26

how was macmillan so dominant

Answer 26

-he was popular with the media (television usage) -post war economic boom -already a good reputation from his time as housing minister -labour were internally divided

Question 27

in the _______ manifesto it was promised that ________ houses would be built per year overseen by _______

Answer 27

1951 300,000 Macmillan

Question 28

what educational structure was being used by 1951

Answer 28

tripartite system: -grammar schools for intellectually gifted who sat the 11+ -technical schools for practical skills -secondary modern schools for the majority (basic education)

Question 29

why was the tripartite system seen as fair/unfair

Answer 29

-they didnt need to pay for smart kids to get a good education (class leveller) -by the 60s people realised the middle class was buying tuition to get into grammar schools (unfair)

Question 30

what and when was the homicide act

Answer 30

1957 act which restricted when the death penalty could be given

Question 31

what and when was the wolfendon commission

Answer 31

1957 recommended that homosexuality should no longer be criminalised

Question 32

when was Attlee replaced as labour leader

Answer 32

1955

Question 33

who were the key figures of the divided 1950s labour party

Answer 33

Bevan (left) and Gaitskell (right of labour)