Conservative government 1951-1964 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750A2/A-levelAQA Created by: keyaan MartinCreated on: 21-11-19 16:56 Why did Conservative win the 1951 election even though Labour received more votes overall? Due to the First past the post voting system 1 of 12 Who was Chancellor between 1951-1955? R.A.Butler 2 of 12 Which three key conservative members didn't get along? R.A. Butler, Harold Macmillan and Anthony Eden 3 of 12 Why was the conservative party not convinced by Eden? Due to his only political experience being in forfeign policy he lacked experience and lack of interest in domestic affairs 4 of 12 Why was the Suez crisis the downhill of Eden? He was accused of lying to the House of commons, 40 conservative mp;s rebelled, overall damaged his reputation. 5 of 12 What was the key elements of the Post war consensus? Mixed economy, support of NHS, avoid mass unemployment, work with trade unions and employers 6 of 12 What are the three main area's where Conservative tired to improve? Housing(promised 300,000 new houses), education and the Tripartite system, and social reforms 7 of 12 Who were the key figures in the labour divisions? Nye Bevan(left) and Gaitskell(right) 8 of 12 What was the unilateral nuclear disarmament? The policy of renouncing the use of nuclear weapons. 9 of 12 What was the night of the long knives? Was a radical reshuffling of the conservative cabinet, aimed to freshen the party, yet it just weakened Macmillans image 10 of 12 What was the profumo affair? John Proffumo was sleeping with Christine Keeler who was also sleeping with a soviet spy, raising questions on potential leaks 11 of 12 Why by 1964 did conservative seem out of date? Various scandals an 12 of 12
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