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The post-war consensus
How many elections took place bet...,
What was the popular name coined ...,
Explain the meaning of the term b...
6  cards
Labour Policies Towards Immigration Between The Years 1945-68
When did the commonwealth immigra...,
What did the commonwealth immigra...,
Why was the commonwealth immigrat...
12  cards
Race and post-war migration policy
Why was the windrush generation s...,
How many workers did britian need...,
What was the working population r...
10  cards
How Did British Society change Between 1951 To 1964?
How much did british industrial p...,
How much did west germanys indust...,
What was the starting year of bri...
47  cards
Economy 1951-64
Why was the 1951 64 conservative ...,
How much did the population incre...,
By 1955 how many people were unem...
40  cards
Foreign Affairs 1951-64
When was britain s first nuclear ...,
When was the suez crisis,
When was the treaty of rome which...
31  cards
Labour Party divisions between 1951 and 1964
How many votes did labour win in ...,
What was clear to see with atlee ...,
What were the 2 issues that divid...
24  cards
The collapse of Post-War settlement, 1964-79
What were the 5 pillars of the po...,
What was neddy,
What wsas neddy used for
16  cards
Divisons within the Labour party
What did the left of the party be...,
Why did the right of the party wi...,
What issue did the labour left ra...
18  cards
Wilson’s Government, 1964-70
When did hugh gaitskell die,
How did wilson present himself to...,
How much debt did the wilson govt...
15  cards
Labour divisions under Wilson between 1964 and 1970
Why had wilson been elected leade...,
What made wilson a uniting figure,
What did wilson also do that made...
17  cards
Why did Labour lose the 1970 election? [ESSAY PLAN]
When did wilson try to introduce ...,
Affluence,
The british society of the 1950s ...
9  cards
How influential was Enoch Powell's speech in the conservative election win of 1970?
How many votes did the tories gai...,
How did powell affect other parti...,
What was the main fault of the wi...
9  cards
How did Labour lose the 1970 election
How much of a majority did the to...,
What was the main reason for the ...,
What was the national plan
19  cards
British society in the 1970s
When was the sex discrimination a...,
What did the sex discrimination a...,
When were legal abortions introduced
35  cards
British society 1970-79
When was the sex discrimination a...,
What did the sex discrimination a...,
What was an additional aim of the...
25  cards
How important were trade unions in Edward Heath's fall from power?
How did the trade union strikes e...,
How did women affect trade unions,
What were the reasons for growing...
14  cards
Collapse of Post war consensus
The 5 pillars of post war consens...,
Why did post war consensus come u...,
What was neddy
15  cards
Did Post War consensus end in 1973?
What did edward heath proclaim in...,
What company was nationalised in ...,
What was the white paper
12  cards
Labour governments of Wilson [1974-76]
Times of wilson and callaghan as pm,
Inherited problems from the conse...,
What was labour s overall majorit...
40  cards
Labour government of Callaghan [1976-79]
Of workforce unemployed in 1977,
Of workforce unemployed in 1978,
Of workforce unemployed in 1979
27  cards
The winter of discontent and its impact
Winter of discontent time period,
How did the winter of discontent ...,
How much of a pay increase had fo...
22  cards
Northern Ireland and the troubles
How many bombings took place unde...,
What was the most important bombing,
What happened in the brighton bom...
17  cards
What happened to the Labour Party between 1979-87?
Where the labour party drift towards,
Who was elected as leader in 1980,
What did michael foot support
11  cards
How did Thatcher win the 1983 election
What is thatchers initial period ...,
Why is 1979 83 describes as waste...,
Why couldn t thatcher implement h...
13  cards
Thatcher's economic policies and their impact
What change was made with income tax,
What replaced income tax,
How did vat impact society
19  cards
Realignment of the Labour Party 1987-1997
Key figures for modernising labou...,
Key ideas surrounding the moderni...,
What was kinnock s goal
18  cards
The fall of Thatcher
When was the single european act ...,
When was thatcher s bruges speech,
Election victory of labour and blair
31  cards
Blair's economy
What did chancellor gordon brown ...,
What was the weakness of brown ch...,
What did brown pledge not to do i...
25  cards
The Conservative Party between 1997-2007
How many tory leaders were there ...,
Who were the tory leaders,
What was the party split between ...
34  cards

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