1H.1 A changing political and economic environment, 1918–79 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 8

The 20 questions

1. Who was the Prime Minister of Britain's first Labour government in 1924?

   • Ramsay MacDonald
   • Arthur Henderson
   • Clement Attlee
   • Keir Hardie

2. Which party dominated the National Government formed under Ramsay MacDonald in August 1931?

   • Liberal Party
   • Labour Party
   • Communist Party
   • Conservative Party

3. What financial measure did Britain take in September 1931 to help revive the economy?

   • Introduced decimalisation
   • Adopted Euro
   • Joined EEC
   • Left Gold Standard

4. Which economist advocated state spending to reduce unemployment, shaping post-war British policy?

   • John Maynard Keynes
   • Friedrich Hayek
   • Adam Smith
   • Milton Friedman

5. How many 'giant evils' did the 1942 Beveridge Report aim to eliminate?

   • Six
   • Five
   • Three
   • Four

6. Which body took control of Britain's coal mines following their nationalisation in 1946?

   • Central Electricity Board
   • National Coal Authority
   • National Coal Board
   • British Coal Corporation

7. What did the political term 'Butskellism' describe in 1950s Britain?

   • Trade union power
   • Post-war consensus
   • Imperial preference
   • Free-market deregulation

8. Which Conservative prime minister declared in 1957 that British people had 'never had it so good'?

   • Edward Heath
   • Winston Churchill
   • Anthony Eden
   • Harold Macmillan

9. Which economic strategy of altering tax and interest rates created instability in post-war Britain?

   • Monetarism
   • Supply-side economics
   • Laissez-faire policy
   • Stop-go policy

10. To what value against the US dollar was the British pound devalued in November 1967?

    • $2.80
    • $2.00
    • $1.50
    • $2.40

11. Which 1969 Labour white paper proposing trade union reform was abandoned after union opposition?

    • New Dawn
    • In Place of Strife
    • Industrial Charter
    • Fair Deal

12. Which Conservative prime minister introduced the unsuccessful Industrial Relations Act in 1971?

    • Margaret Thatcher
    • Harold Macmillan
    • Edward Heath
    • Alec Douglas-Home

13. Which Labour prime minister's government was severely damaged by the 'Winter of Discontent' in 1978–79?

    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • James Callaghan
    • Harold Wilson
    • Clement Attlee

14. Which industrial action forced Edward Heath to introduce a three-day working week in early 1974?

    • Bin workers' strike
    • Railway strike
    • Miners' strike
    • Dockers' strike

15. What condition did the IMF impose on Britain in exchange for a major loan in 1976?

    • Tax increases
    • Public spending cuts
    • Import tariffs
    • Industry nationalisation

16. Which economic theory underpinned the wartime coalition's 1944 Employment Policy white paper?

    • Laissez-faire
    • Marxism
    • Monetarism
    • Keynesianism

17. Which measure was introduced by the British government in 1940 to manage scarce food supplies?

    • Rationing
    • Import bans
    • Conscription
    • Price caps

18. What main economic weakness affected British industry compared to West Germany between 1945 and 1979?

    • Raw material shortages
    • High inflation rate
    • Low productivity growth
    • Lack of manpower

19. What characterised the Heath government's famous policy 'U-turn' in 1972?

    • Joining the EEC
    • Financial deregulation
    • State intervention
    • Mass nationalisation

20. Which key industry did the Conservative government denationalise in 1953?

    • Civil aviation
    • Iron and steel
    • Coal mining
    • Railways

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