Churchill Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What Balance of Payments deficit was Churchill faced with in 1951?
A
£700m
2
Q
What was the budget surplus in 1952?
A
£259m
3
Q
Which years included Income Tax budget cuts? (Churchill)
A
1952 and 1953
4
Q
Which year was British Iron and Steel re-privatised?
A
1953
5
Q
Which year was television introduced?
A
1954
6
Q
Which year was rationing ended for red meat in Britain?
A
1954
7
Q
The number of university students in 1950 (85k) had fallen to what number in 1954?
A
82k
8
Q
What were the percentages of social services expenditure under Churchill?
A
39.2% (1951)
43% (1955)
9
Q
How many houses a year under the Tories?
A
300k
10
Q
How many houses built in 1954?
A
354k
