Lesson Y113.1

Y113.1 Conservative domination 1951–1964 Quiz: OCR History, Unit 1

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Lesson Y113.1, Conservative domination 1951–1964: 20 multiple choice questions for the OCR History (H505), Unit 1: Unit group 1: British period study, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Who led the Conservative Party to victory in the 1951 British general election?

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

  2. Which term describes the post-war policy consensus shared by Conservative and Labour governments?

    • Thatcherism
    • Monetarism
    • Keynesianism
    • Butskellism

  3. Which Conservative Prime Minister was forced to resign in 1957 following the Suez Crisis?

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

  4. What major socio-economic factor contributed significantly to Conservative election victories throughout the 1950s?

    • Rising living standards
    • Declining real wages
    • High tax rates
    • Falling home ownership

  5. Who served as Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer during the initial period from 1951 to 1955?

    • Peter Thorneycroft
    • Selwyn Lloyd
    • Reginald Maudling
    • Rab Butler

  6. Which 1963 political scandal damaged the Conservative government and involved Secretary of State for War John Profumo?

    • The Argyll divorce
    • The Profumo affair
    • The Philby scandal
    • The Vassall affair

  7. Who succeeded Harold Macmillan as Conservative Prime Minister in October 1963?

    • Enoch Powell
    • Rab Butler
    • Alec Douglas-Home
    • Edward Heath

  8. What annual target set by Harold Macmillan as Housing Minister in 1951 was successfully achieved?

    • 1,000,000 houses
    • 100,000 houses
    • 500,000 houses
    • 300,000 houses

  9. Which Labour leader's attempt to modify Clause IV caused deep internal divisions in 1959?

    • Hugh Gaitskell
    • Aneurin Bevan
    • Clement Attlee
    • Harold Wilson

  10. What economic problem combining slow growth and high inflation emerged in Britain during the 1950s?

    • Hyperinflation
    • Deflation
    • Stagflation
    • Devaluation

  11. How many cabinet ministers did Harold Macmillan dismiss during his reshuffle in July 1962?

    • Fifteen
    • Twelve
    • Three
    • Seven

  12. Which Admiralty clerk and Soviet spy was convicted of espionage in Britain in 1962?

    • Guy Burgess
    • John Vassall
    • Kim Philby
    • Donald Maclean

  13. Which 1944 act formed the basis of secondary education under Conservative governments from 1951?

    • Crowther Act
    • Newsom Act
    • Butler Act
    • Robbins Act

  14. Which major legislation passed in 1962 restricted entry for Commonwealth citizens to Britain?

    • British Nationality Act
    • Race Relations Act
    • Aliens Restriction Act
    • Commonwealth Immigrants Act

  15. What was the Labour Party's left-wing faction led by Aneurin Bevan known as?

    • Keep Left
    • Bevanites
    • Gaitskellites
    • Revisionists

  16. Which major transport infrastructure project expanded rapidly across Britain, starting with the M1 in 1959?

    • Motorways
    • Ring roads
    • High-speed rail
    • Underground lines

  17. Which 1963 report recommended a major expansion of British university places and higher education?

    • The Wolfenden Report
    • The Beeching Report
    • The Robbins Report
    • The Scarman Report

  18. Which 1963 report recommended the closure of thousands of miles of British railway lines?

    • The Wolfenden Report
    • The Scarman Report
    • The Beeching Report
    • The Robbins Report

  19. Which European nation vetoed Britain's application to join the European Economic Community in 1963?

    • Italy
    • France
    • Netherlands
    • West Germany

  20. Which British intelligence officer defected to the Soviet Union in 1963?

    • Donald Maclean
    • Kim Philby
    • Anthony Blunt
    • Guy Burgess

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