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12 Cards in this Set
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What month was the 1951 election?
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October
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How long had Clement Atlee been in office for?
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11 years
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What were Labour's past achievements threatened by?
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Conservative victory
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As Conservative's 'have Churchill', what did Labour accuse him of being?
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A warmonger
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What was Churchill's theme for the election?
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'Set the people free'
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Why did Churchill's election theme appeal the the public?
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Still enduring rationing, low living standards
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What did the Conservatives introduce during the campaign? And why?
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Excess Profits Tax- to appeal to 'common' people, show that they're not a 'class' party
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How did the Conservatives say they would address the housing shortage?
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Build 30,000 houses a year
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How many more votes did Labour poll than Conservative?
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200,000
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How did the Conservatives win the election?
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First past the post system
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How many seats did both parties have?
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Conservative- 321
Labour- 295 |
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What were the imputations of victory for the Conservatives?
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Election was not a rejection of Labour policies- limited room for change
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