macmillians government. Flashcards
foreign policy.
attempts to enter the EEC had failed had been vetoed by the French veto.
decolonisation wind of change speech. said that the process of decolonisation. in Cape Town and he met with the president who would not accept a non majority government.
special relationship with the USA throughout the 50’s shared idea against communism with cuban mistile crisis.
what was the homocide act 1957
meant that there was restrictions on death penalty and what the penalty for it was still able to get it for murder.
what was the clean air act 1956
attempted to limit pollution social reform reduce the presence of smog on the streets was on the walls of buildings had for health and the lungs. polluted London.
education.
wanted to make change towards comprehensive schools and away from grammar schools fair education.
built the first 4 comprehensive schools in the country in the Conservative party time in power.
Edward Boyle suggested that he end the 11+exams.
Robinson report.
expansion of university.
12 existing cats were made into university’s.
right to scientific education.
larger grants were made to attract students that were from a lower income background to get to them to go to university.
could be considered moving towards labour policys.
what was the 1957 woolfenden commission
meant that homosexuality would no longer be considered a criminal offence. showed that he was reforming society and making progress to a more liberal society.
economy.
expansionist economic policy.
thoryncroft had suggested to make spending cuts in 1958 but Macmillan had denied this meant that thoryncroft resigned and so did two junior ministers.
-sterling value had recovered under major.
-350 million in give away budgets to increase consumer spending by the chancellor Amory.
-macro economics focusing on inflation and the balance of payments.
-still had a sluggish economy compared to places like Europe and the USA.
macmillan and Suez.
he had supported eden in the Suez but came out reliativly unfazed and undamaged managed the turn the tactical loss into a strategic victory.
what was his nickname in the media.
superman due to the ability that he had in dealing with the media.
what was the Profumo affair.
this was the affair that one of his ministers had had with a younger actress. controversial as she was only 19 years old. (model kisten Keeler)
what was his majority in 1957
100.
what was the knight of the long knives.
after there was the loss of the 1962 by elections there was the reshuffle of the cabinet and 7 ministers were sacked looked like the government were in crisis.
what was life like under the conservatives.
said that life was better under the conservatives.
what was the 1957 life peers act.
was where hereditary peers were replaced by those that had been elected by the government. women were able to enter the House of Lords for the first time.
1957 rent act
meant that land lords were able to put up the prices of rent so that they were able to increase the standard of the property that they were renting. labour openly criticised this.
