2S.1.1 Building a new Britain, 1951–1979 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 29

The 20 questions

1. Which prime minister led the Conservatives to victory in 1951 and returned to office as the wartime leader?

   • Anthony Eden
   • Clement Attlee
   • Winston Churchill
   • Harold Macmillan

2. Which 1956 foreign policy crisis damaged Britain's international standing and led to Anthony Eden's resignation?

   • Mau Mau Uprising
   • Suez Crisis
   • Korean War
   • Falklands War

3. Which policy of the 1950s and 1960s saw governments alternate between expansion and deflation to manage balance of payments problems?

   • Monetarism
   • Privatisation
   • Corporatism
   • Stop-go

4. Which trading association did Britain help establish in 1960 as an alternative to the EEC?

   • Comecon
   • NATO
   • OECD
   • EFTA

5. Which prime minister of 1964-1970 promised a 'white heat of technology' and led Labour to power?

   • James Callaghan
   • Clement Attlee
   • Edward Heath
   • Harold Wilson

6. Which 1967 decision by the Labour government reduced the value of sterling against the dollar?

   • Privatisation
   • Devaluation
   • Joining the EEC
   • Nationalisation

7. Which 1967 Act legalised abortion in Great Britain under specified medical conditions?

   • Abortion Act
   • Medical Treatment Act
   • Family Planning Act
   • Sexual Offences Act

8. Which 1970 Act gave women the right to equal pay for equal work in Britain?

   • Sex Discrimination Act
   • Equal Pay Act
   • Employment Protection Act
   • Equal Opportunities Act

9. Which 1972 industrial action forced Edward Heath's government to declare a state of emergency?

   • Railway strike
   • Miners' strike
   • Steel strike
   • Dockers' strike

10. Which 1973 agreement attempted to establish a power-sharing executive in Northern Ireland?

    • Anglo-Irish Agreement
    • Good Friday Agreement
    • Downing Street Declaration
    • Sunningdale Agreement

11. Which European organisation did Britain join on 1 January 1973?

    • European Economic Community
    • European Free Trade Association
    • Council of Europe
    • European Coal Community

12. Which organisation did James Callaghan's government apply to for a loan in 1976?

    • European Investment Bank
    • Federal Reserve
    • World Bank
    • International Monetary Fund

13. What name was given to the period of widespread public sector strikes in 1978–79?

    • Three-Day Week
    • Winter of Discontent
    • Long Hot Summer
    • General Strike

14. What term describes Edward Heath's 1972 reversal from free-market policies to state intervention?

    • The Selsdon Man
    • The Barber Boom
    • The U-turn
    • The Social Contract

15. Which 1965 Act suspended capital punishment for murder in Great Britain?

    • Criminal Justice Act
    • Homicide Act
    • Murder Act
    • Treason Act

16. Which 1975 legislation outlawed employment discrimination on the grounds of gender in Britain?

    • Sex Discrimination Act
    • Race Relations Act
    • Employment Protection Act
    • Equal Pay Act

17. Which economic policy approach was increasingly challenged during the stagflation of the 1970s?

    • Monetarism
    • Laissez-faire
    • Mercantilism
    • Keynesianism

18. Which sector saw widespread strike action during the 1978–79 Winter of Discontent?

    • Private sector
    • Agricultural sector
    • Public sector
    • Financial sector

19. What major economic action did Harold Wilson's government take in November 1967?

    • Raised interest rates
    • Joined the EEC
    • Introduced income tax
    • Devalued the pound

20. What term describes the broad political agreement between main UK parties from 1951 to the 1970s?

    • Post-war consensus
    • Third Way
    • Great Society
    • Social Contract

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