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. Which Act of 1918 gave the vote to women over thirty who met a property qualification and to most men over twenty-one?

    • The Equal Franchise Act, which gave women the same voting age and property rules as men in 1928
    • The Representation of the People Act
    • The Ballot Act, which introduced the secret ballot for parliamentary elections in Britain in 1872
    • The Parliament Act, which limited the powers of the House of Lords over money bills in 1911

  4. Which strike of May 1926 brought most of Britain's transport and industrial workers out in support of the coal miners?

    • The Jarrow March
    • The Tolpuddle protest
    • The Chartist strike of 1842
    • 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. Which Prime Minister led the National Government formed in 1931 during the financial crisis, and which party did he come from?

    • Ramsay MacDonald, a former Labour leader
    • Stanley Baldwin, a Conservative
    • Neville Chamberlain, a Conservative
    • Lloyd George, a Liberal

  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 British fascist movement, founded in 1932 by Oswald Mosley, drew support in the 1930s from some disillusioned voters?

    • The British Union of Fascists
    • The Communist Party of Great Britain
    • The Independent Labour Party
    • The Social Democratic Federation

  9. Which Irish event of April 1916 in Dublin was a failed rebellion against British rule that shaped later Irish nationalism?

    • The Wexford Rising
    • The Ulster Covenant
    • The Easter Rising
    • The Battle of the Boyne

  10. Which 1921 agreement created the Irish Free State as a dominion, while Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom?

    • The Ulster Covenant
    • The Anglo-Irish Treaty
    • The Act of Union
    • The Government of Ireland Act

  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 Act of 1944 reorganised English education and created secondary education for all, with the tripartite system?

    • The Robbins Report
    • The Forster Education Act
    • The Butler Education Act
    • The Education Act of 1902

  13. Which Act of 1946 established the National Health Service, which began operating in 1948?

    • The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834
    • The National Insurance Act of 1911
    • The Public Health Act of 1875
    • The 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. Which statement best explains why Britain left the gold standard in 1931, as a result of the Depression?

    • The gold standard had never been used in Britain, so its abandonment in 1931 changed nothing in practice
    • The Depression and financial crisis made it impossible to defend sterling's value, and the government abandoned the gold standard
    • The government chose to rejoin the gold standard at a higher rate in 1931, which strengthened sterling's value
    • The Bank of England refused to hold any reserves, which forced the government to borrow from abroad in 1931

  19. Which judgement best explains the significance of the Anglo-Irish War and the 1921 Treaty for the spec's theme of Ireland?

    • They united all of Ireland within the United Kingdom, which was confirmed by the Irish Free State in 1922
    • They led to partition, with the Irish Free State in the south and Northern Ireland remaining within the UK
    • They ended all British involvement in Ireland for good, which removed British troops from every part of the island
    • They left Ireland under direct British rule until 1964, which was ended by a final Act of Parliament

  20. Which statement best assesses the British economy in the 1950s and early 1960s, as described in the spec's theme of 'stop-go' policy?

    • Governments repeatedly expanded and then restrained the economy to deal with balance of payments problems, causing instability
    • The economy remained stable without any government intervention, which kept growth steady through every year of the decade
    • Britain's economy contracted steadily without any periods of growth, which left living standards falling each year
    • The economy was run entirely by trade unions without government policy, which set wages and prices by agreement

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