Studied by 2 peopleHow did "Competing Claims" lead to a Labour victory in 1945?
Labour campaign effective as it showed Tories as Hitler-appeasers. Labour wanted people to remember the poverty and unemployment of the 1930s and campaigned for housing,free healthcare etc.
How did "Beveridge and reform" lead to a Labour victory in 1945?
1942 Beveridge report -manifesto of social reform. Bestseller-its idea spread through public psyche
How did "campaigning" lead to a labour victory in 1945?
Tory campaign built on Churchill's victory-used "scare tactics" to discredit Labour Labour had a strong campaign-employment,HOUSING,nationalisation,social security etc.
How many seats did Labour win in 1945?
393
What were the 5 major features of Labour's domestic politics/post-war consensus?
1.Government committed to maintain full employment by using Keynesian methods (eg boosting state spending to increase economic activity) 2.Encouragement of role of trade unions 3.Mixed economy-nationalisation of key industries 4. Welfare state-NHS,Social security etc. (Funded by general taxes or insurance) 5.Government focus on equality-progressive taxation,welfare spending
What were features of Labour's foreign policy under Clement Attlee?
Transition from Empire to Commonwealth Nuclear weapons NATO Britain to join EEC
What were the 5 great evils as identified by the Beveridge report?
1.Want (poverty) 2.Disease (Healthcare) 3.Ignorance (Education) 4.Squalor (Housing) 5. Idleness (Employment)
How many council houses did the Attlee's government build in total?
1.2 million
What was the Anglo-American Loan Agreement 1945?
Britain originally wanted $5 billion but settled on $3.75 billion over 50 year period (+$1.2 billion from Canada)
When was the Anglo-American Loan Agreement 1945 finally paid off?
December 2006
What impact did the convertibility clause of the American loan have in 1947?
Bought sterling under pressure and diminished public opinion of Labour government
Why was the sterling devalued in 1948?
To make British exports more competitive-diminished public opinion
Why did so many people dislike Britain's involvement in the Korean War 1950?
Viewed as American subservience.. Expansion of an already large defence budget led to a party split
When was the NHS founded?
5th July 1948
What year did Britain withdraw from India?
1947
What European organisation was formally founded in 1951?
ECSC- European Committee for Steel and Coal
Britain was one of 5 permanent members of what?
UN Security Council
When was the Anglo-American loan deal?
1945
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