AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
Labour Divisions and the Conservative Establishment
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Overview
Recall questions on the Bevanite and Gaitskellite factions, Bevan's resignation and Gaitskell's attempted revision of 1959, the scandal that damaged Macmillan in 1963, and Wilson's victory in 1964.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What scandal damaged Harold Macmillan's government in 1963 and contributed to perceptions of an out-of-touch establishment?
How did Harold Wilson present Labour in the 1964 election campaign?
Questions from this subtopic
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What were the two main factions that divided the Labour Party in the post-war period?
Model answer
Left-wing Bevanites who opposed NHS prescription charges and right-wing Gaitskellites who favoured revisionism
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Why did Aneurin Bevan resign from the Cabinet in 1951?
Model answer
Over the introduction of NHS charges for dental care and spectacles to fund Korean War rearmament
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What did Hugh Gaitskell attempt to revise in 1959, and what was the outcome?
Model answer
He attempted to revise Clause IV of Labour's constitution to remove the commitment to nationalisation, but was defeated by party opposition
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What does 'Conservatism and the Establishment' refer to in post-war Britain?
Model answer
The close connection between the Conservative Party and traditional elite institutions including public schools, Oxbridge, the Church of England, and the aristocracy
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What scandal damaged Harold Macmillan's government in 1963 and contributed to perceptions of an out-of-touch establishment?
Model answer
The Profumo Affair
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Who led Labour to victory in the 1964 general election, and what was the majority?
Model answer
Harold Wilson, with a narrow majority of four seats
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