fifties‚ one mate had to be provenadulterous. Legally‚ one party was deemed guilty and one was innocent. That finding affected each party financially and socially enough so that most couples tried hard not to divorce. In Canada the rate of divorce in 1951 was one out of twenty couples. In the late sixties‚ the "sexual revolution" began and couples rebelled against the constraints of marriage. Movie makers and journalists became rich extolling the virtues of free love and liberation. The addition
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extent did the Labour Reforms succeed in creating a modern Welfare State? How successfully did the Labour Government deal with Britain’s social problems after WW2? How significant an impact did the welfare reforms of the Labour Government 1945 – 1951 have on the lives of the British people? KEY FIGURES 1 Clement Attlee (Labour Prime Minister 1945 – 51) Hugh Dalton (Chancellor of the Exchequer) Aneurin Bevan (Health & Housing Minister) KEY EVENTS 1 Beveridge Report published (1942)
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appointed a junior whip in 1951 then promoted to Chief Whip in 1955. He was appointed Minister of Labour in 1959. in 1960 Lord Privy Seal‚ in 1963 President of the Board of Trade. In 1964 the Conservative party lost the general election and its current leader‚ Alec Douglas-Home‚ stepped down not long after but not after changing the leadership election rules‚ which made it easier for the rank and file to win the leadership. Edward Heath was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1965‚ being the
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Between 1945 and 1951 the Labour Government changed the face of Britain. Discuss. Between the years 1945 and 1951 the entire shape of Britain’s economy‚ society and government changed. After World War 2‚ Britain was left in economic and financial depression. Countries such as Japan and Germany‚ left in utter ruin from the war‚ ironically‚ were able to rebuild their economies faster‚ and better than we could improve ours. It was felt that a great change was required in Britain‚ and perhaps it was
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How successful were the Labour Government reforms of 1945-51 in improving social and economic conditions? From 1945 to 1951‚ Clement Attlee was prime minister of the Labour Government. He aimed to improve the Social and Economic Conditions. The main aims to improve the social conditions were: to create a fairer society and improve the lives of ordinary people‚ build on the recommendations of the Beveridge Report‚ and slay the five giants (Want‚ Disease‚ Squalor‚ Ignorance‚ and Idleness). The main
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increased dramatically‚ especially for the working class. At the beginning of it‚ a Labour government was elected for a short period of time (1929-1931). At its head was Ramsay MacDonald. When he resigned‚ a Conservative government was then elected. To put an end to this crisis‚ this Conservative government made many cuts‚ including on unemployed people’s benefits‚ and raised the income tax which drove to worse living conditions for the population. Before the second world war‚ the Labour party had only
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HISTORY Revision Guide Britain 1906-1951 1. Liberal Landslide and Liberal Reforms………………p3 2. The impact of the First World War…………………...p13 3. Interwar 1 – 1918-1929……………………………………p18 4. Interwar 2 – 1929-1940……………………………………p24 5. The impact of the Second World War……………….p26 6. ‘New Jerusalem’ Labour in Power 1945-1951…………p35 7. Writing Guide‚ Model answers‚ Question Bank……P41 2012-3 edition Welcome to the Revision Guide to Britain 1906-1951. This booklet contains the essential content
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Generated by Foxit PDF Creator © Foxit Software http://www.foxitsoftware.com For evaluation only. Labour in power 1945-1951 1234- landslide victory re-entering peacetime labour’s achievements: economic- political- social Loss of the 1951 general election 1- Landslide victory: 1918‚ one year after the Bolshevik revolution –Clause IV- ‚ people made rules interpreted as social programs. The labour Party formed a national government in 1924‚ with equality with the liberated lasted 9
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Why did the Liberals win the 1906 election? In the1870s‚ the Conservative Party won three out of four elections and formed the government for 17 years out of a total of 20 years. It reflected the Conservative Party was the most powerful party in England at that time; they even had an overpowering majority of seats in the House of Lords. They had support from everywhere. However‚ the situation changed dramatically when the Liberal party won the general election in 1906 with an overwhelming majority
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to King. First signs of the ‘opposition’. 17th century. British revolutions (Civil War and the Glorious Revolution). Parliament emerges as the main anti-monarchist institution. Development of Whig (anti-monarchist‚ liberal) and Tory (monarchist‚ conservative) factions. 1830 Clear party system emerges in Parliament. 1911 Parliament Act establishes modern British Parliament. • •
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