How far was Labour’s election victory in 1945 due to changes in social attitudes during the second world war? (24 marks) After the war had finished Labour enjoyed a political victory in 1945‚ they were now in charge of making the policies and choices that would best suite Britain at this rough time of economic depression. Their success was down to many different factors both during and after the war. factors such as the public wanting rid of the total war memories that are held within the conservative
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Do you agree with the view that the National Health Service was the most important domestic reform passed by Clement Attlee’s Labour government of 1945-1950? Post war Britain was in shambles. Altogether‚ 50-70 million people were dead as a result of World War 2 and 33% of all houses were lost in the war. However‚ Labour shocked Britain when they overtook the Conservative Party in the 1945 elections. Historians argue Churchill’s laid back attitude was the cause of the war leaders’ failure
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WWII STUDY GUIDE CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN HISTORY 1. What countries would make up the Axis Powers? 2. What countries would make up the Allied Powers? 3. What event did A. Phillip Randolph organize in Washington on 7/1/1941? Why? A march to march under a banner that said “WeLoyal Colored Americans Demand the Right to Work and Fight for Our Country” 4. Why was the Battle of the Bulge a significant battle? What did it represent? Why was it called Battle of the Bulge? Who was the aggressor in
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Tommy Smith‚ fell short of the stereotypical "violence is key‚" category when he used his podium to raise attention to the hard times black people endured with simply one small gesture. On June 6‚ 1944‚ and Clarksville Texas‚ to the parents Richard and Dora Smith‚ Thomas C. "Tommie" Smith was born. Being one of 12 children‚ Tommy survived about times as a young boy but ameliorated to become a phenomenal athlete. In the mix‚ his family moved to California where Smith was voted MVP (most valuable
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In regards to the economy‚ there can be seen to have been some notable successes‚ indicating the years may not have been entirely wasted. The country had been transformed from the austerity of the previous Labour government to one of growing prosperity. Britain enjoyed high interest rates‚ low inflation‚ cheap readily available goods and full employment so much so that Prime Minister declared in 1957 that Britons had “never had it so good”. The people had access to good which had never been available
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Edward Gough Whitlam Gough Whitlam was the 26th prime minister‚ born in Melbourne on the 11th of July 1916‚ the son of a solicitor who became a leading public servant; his background was abnormal for a Labor man. He joined the party in 1945 as he joined the APL in Sydney. In those days‚ many of the leading Labor personalities were Irish Catholics from working class background. Whitlam‚ an intellectual from an intellectual family‚ had never needed to sweat for his salary in the dust and heat. Whitlam
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Assess the reasons for the downfall of Lloyd George and the coalition government in 1922 In order to fully assess the question we would need to take a look at the Economic and social issues that David Lloyd George put across as well as his foreign policies and the Conservatives seeing him as outliving his purpose. For example‚ his domestic policies were a success – they achieved what he intended to achieve‚ and achieved more then many thought realistically possible with the resources at Britain’s
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They were many reasons the Liberals were so triumphant in 1906. Firstly‚ the main competition the Liberals faces was the Conservatives. This party however‚ made a great deal of mistakes which angered many Britain’s‚ which encouraged them to vote for another party. Not only did the flaws in the Conservative party help the Liberals win in 1906‚ but they supported many great policies‚ which made many want them in power too. In the 1900s‚ the conservatives were extremely popular. This was a party which
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Lord Curzon Fact file George Curzon was the eldest son of Baron Curzon. He was perhaps the most important British politician in modern times that failed in his quest to become prime minister. He was born in 1859 and proved to be a brilliant student attending Eton and Oxford University but was bullied in school and university. A brilliant student‚ at Eton College he won a record number of academic prizes before entering Oxford University in 1878. He was elected president of the Oxford Union in 1880
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The Greatest Scot The greatest Scot was a television programme that presented the different views with different categories with different people to choose from for the prestigious title. The different categories were; sport‚ inventors and entrepreneurs‚ leaders and thinkers‚ arts and entertainment‚ scientists and engineers and brains‚ with big names in there like Sean Connery‚ William Wallace and Jock Stein‚ but the person which I believe deserves the coveted status is Sir Alex Ferguson. I highly
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