Britain since 1945 2 Spread the love /24 Britain since 1945 2 1 / 24 Who succeeded David Cameron to become Prime Minister on 13 July 2016?Choose only ONE best answer. Margaret Thatcher Boris Johnson Theresa May Winston Churchill 2 / 24 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?Immigration continued throughout the 1950s and workers from the West Indies, Pakistan and Bangladesh arrived in Britain over the course of twenty-five years. Bus companies targeted West Indian drivers for jobs and textile companies advertised for Indian and Pakistani workers.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 3 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?The Beveridge report of 1942 provided the basis of the modern welfare state?Choose only ONE best answer. True False 4 / 24 During the 1970s, people began to argue that which groups had too much influence and that their activities were causing difficulties for the government and harming the UK?Choose only ONE best answer. Charitable organisations Football clubs Women’s rights organisations Trade unions 5 / 24 Which of the following is a British invention or innovation?Choose only ONE best answer. A Turing machine The Karaoke machine Super Glue The photocopier 6 / 24 Which political party was able to build on the Northern Ireland peace process, resulting in the Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998?Choose only ONE best answer. Green Party Conservative Party Labour Party Liberal Democrats 7 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. Deregulation, under Margaret Thatcher's government, saw a great increase in the role of the City of London as an international centre for investments, insurance and other financial services. Deregulation, under Margaret Thatcher's government, saw a great increase in the role of Manchester as an international centre for investments, insurance and other financial services. 8 / 24 Due to labour shortages in the UK during the 1950s, centres were set up in the West Indies to recruit people to do what job?Choose only ONE best answer. Drive trains Drive taxis Drive buses Drive trams 9 / 24 In 1948 Aneurin (Nye) Bevan led the establishment of which of the following?Choose only ONE best answer. The Northern Ireland peace process The Paralympics The EEC The National Health Service 10 / 24 Although Clement Attlee lost the 1951 election, he led the Labour party for how long?Choose only ONE best answer. 30 years 20 years 10 years 40 years 11 / 24 Margaret Thatcher was famous for her close working relationship with which American President?Choose only ONE best answer. Woodrow Wilson Gerald Ford Bill Clinton Ronald Reagan 12 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?The first team to succeed in cloning a mammal was led by the British scientists Sir Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 13 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?The Labour Party won a majority at the general election of 7 May 2015.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 14 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. The Beveridge Report of 1942 outlined a plan to end the war in Europe. The Beveridge Report of 1942 provided the basis of the modern welfare state. 15 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. Roald Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Roald Dahl served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. 16 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. The 1950s was a period of economic recovery and increasing prosperity for working people. The 1950s was a period of economic decline that saw millions lose their jobs. 17 / 24 British combat troops left which country in 2009?Choose only ONE best answer. Syria Afghanistan Bosnia Iraq 18 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. Problems with the 'balance of payments' in the late 1970s were caused by the end of the post-war economic boom. Problems with the 'balance of payments' in the late 1970s were caused by many industries and services being affected by strikes. 19 / 24 Which of the following people is NOT an important 20th century inventor?Choose only ONE best answer. John MacLeod Sir Frank Whittle Sir Peter Mansfield David Allan 20 / 24 Which of the following saw significant changes during the Second World War?Choose only ONE best answer. The health service The education system Voting rights Transport networks 21 / 24 After the 2010 General Election saw no political party win an overall majority for the first time since 1974, the Conservative Party formed a coalition government with which party?Choose only ONE best answer. Green Party Labour Party Liberal Democrats UKIP 22 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?Rebuilding Britain after the Second World War was a huge task.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 23 / 24 During the 1960s, Parliament passed new laws that gave women which right?Choose only ONE best answer. Free lunches Equal pay Childcare at work Two years’ paid maternity leave 24 / 24 Which TWO of these were books written by Roald Dahl?Choose ALL answers that apply. Prince Caspian The Lord of the Rings George’s Marvellous Medicine Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Your score is 0% Restart quiz
