Lesson 1G.2.1

1G.2.1 World Wars and their legacies in Britain, 1914–1964 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 7

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Lesson 1G.2.1, World Wars and their legacies in Britain, 1914–1964: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 7: 1G Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851–1964, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Liberal Prime Minister formed a coalition government in May 1915, bringing Conservatives and Labour into the war cabinet?

    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • Bonar Law
    • David Lloyd George
    • Herbert Asquith

  2. Which Prime Minister replaced Asquith in December 1916 and led a wartime coalition until 1922?

    • Neville Chamberlain
    • Stanley Baldwin
    • Andrew Bonar Law
    • David Lloyd George

  3. What was the minimum voting age for women under the 1918 Representation of the People Act?

    • 21
    • 30
    • 35
    • 25

  4. What nine-day industrial action took place in May 1926 to support British coal miners?

    • The Miners' Strike
    • Red Clydeside Strike
    • The Dockers' Strike
    • The General Strike

  5. Which Labour politician became the first Labour Prime Minister in 1924, leading a minority government?

    • Hugh Dalton
    • Clement Attlee
    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • Arthur Henderson

  6. Who served as Prime Minister of the National Government formed during the 1931 financial crisis?

    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • Stanley Baldwin
    • Neville Chamberlain
    • Clement Attlee

  7. Which British monarch's decision to marry a divorced woman in 1936 led to his abdication?

    • Edward VII
    • George V
    • George VI
    • Edward VIII

  8. Which fascist organisation was founded in 1932 by Oswald Mosley?

    • British Union of Fascists
    • British Fascists
    • Imperial Fascist League
    • National Fascist Party

  9. Which 1916 Dublin uprising against British rule boosted support for Irish nationalism?

    • Fenian Rising
    • Orange Order
    • Easter Rising
    • Curragh Mutiny

  10. Which 1921 treaty created the Irish Free State as a self-governing British dominion?

    • Good Friday Agreement
    • Anglo-Irish Treaty
    • Sunningdale Agreement
    • Treaty of Versailles

  11. Which 1942 report by William Beveridge proposed a comprehensive system of social insurance to tackle Want, Disease, Ignorance, Squalor and Idleness?

    • The Beveridge Report
    • The Butler Report
    • The Hadow Report
    • The Plowden Report

  12. Which 1944 Act introduced free secondary education for all and established the tripartite system?

    • Fisher Education Act
    • Balfour Education Act
    • Butler Education Act
    • Forster Education Act

  13. Which 1946 Act created the free healthcare system established in 1948?

    • Public Health Act
    • National Insurance Act
    • New Towns Act
    • National Health Service Act

  14. Which Labour politician led the government of 1945 to 1951, carrying out nationalisation and the creation of the welfare state?

    • Clement Attlee
    • Aneurin Bevan
    • Herbert Morrison
    • Ernest Bevin

  15. Which Conservative Prime Minister served from 1957 to 1963 and was known for the phrase 'You've never had it so good'?

    • Winston Churchill
    • Anthony Eden
    • Alec Douglas-Home
    • Harold Macmillan

  16. How many years separated the start of the First World War in 1914 and Labour's victory in 1964?

    • 56 years
    • 50 years
    • 60 years
    • 44 years

  17. How many years separated the Representation of the People Act of 1918 and the Equal Franchise Act of 1928?

    • 6 years
    • 10 years
    • 14 years
    • 18 years

  18. In which year did Britain leave the gold standard due to financial pressures during the Great Depression?

    • 1939
    • 1931
    • 1925
    • 1935

  19. What major constitutional outcome resulted from the Anglo-Irish War and the 1921 Treaty?

    • Full Irish independence
    • Partition of Ireland
    • Home Rule abandonment
    • Direct Rule imposition

  20. What term describes post-war British policy alternating between stimulating economic growth and cooling inflation?

    • Stop-go policy
    • Stagflation
    • Laissez-faire
    • Keynesian consensus

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