AS History AQA: The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–1979
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The Post-War Consensus? 1951–1964
I can debate the idea that this was an era of political consensus by
referring to:
 The ‘Attlee legacy’ and the so-called post-war consensus;
 The reasons for Conservative political dominance from 1951
 The role of key personalities, including Eden, Butler and Macmillan
 Internal divisions in the Labour Party
 The reasons for Conservative defeat in 1964
 At least two different interpretations from historians or
contemporaries
I can debate the idea that this was an era when Britain ‘never had it
so good’ by referring to:
 The growth of the economy and rising living standards
 problems of the balance of payments and ‘stop-go’ policies
 economic motives behind the application for membership of the EEC
in 1961
 At least two different interpretations from historians or
contemporaries
I can debate the idea that this was an era of increased social tension
by referring to:
 Social tension: 1950s unrest; race riots, violence, criminality and
hooliganism
 selection and the divisive nature of secondary education
 changes in attitudes to class
 At least two different interpretations from historians or
contemporaries
I can debate the idea that Britain’s world power status was in question
after World War II by referring to:
 Britain’s declining imperial role
 the Suez crisis of 1956
 the ‘wind of change’ in Africa
 the reasons why Britain did not join the EEC between 1955 and 1963
 At least two different interpretations from historians or
contemporaries
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The End of Consensus, 1964–1975
I can debate the idea that this was an era of political impotence by
referring to:
 The role of key personalities: Wilson, Heath and their cabinets
 the reasons for Labour’s defeat in 1970
 the Conservative defeat in 1974
 the emergence of Thatcher as Conservative leader
 At least two different interpretations from historians or
contemporaries
I can debate the idea that this was an era of economic crisis by
referring to:
 The impact on the economy of government interventions, 1964–1973
 the oil-price crisis of 1973
 the end of the ‘long post-war boom’
 At least two different interpretations from historians or
contemporaries
I can debate the idea that this was an era dominated by antiestablishment social trends, by referring to:
 The immigration debate
 Growth of Youth Culture
 Rise of Feminism
 The impact on communities of industrial disputes
 the significance of the Miners’ strike, 1973
 the birth of environmentalism
 At least two different interpretations from historians or
contemporaries
I can debate the accuracy of the idea that Britain was ‘the poor man
of Europe’ by referring to:
 Withdrawal from commitments and bases ‘east of Suez’, 1967–1971
 the problem of Rhodesia
 Britain’s entry into the EEC in 1973
 At least two different interpretations from historians or
contemporaries
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