Britain 1930-1997 – Flashcards

Britain 1930-1997 – Flashcards

Explore our flash cards covering the key events, people, and developments that shaped British history from the Great Depression and Second World War through to the New Labour victory of 1997.

Britain 1930-1951

Churchill’s Background
1930s Context
Indian Independence
Abdication Crisis
Hitler’s Foreign Policy
Appeasement and Rearmament
Churchill becomes PM
Britain in 1940
Mediterranean Strategy
Wartime Relations with Leaders
Relations with Generals
Bombing of Germany
1945 Election
1945-1951: Attlee’s Government

Britain 1951-1997

1951-1997 Political Chronology
Conservative Dominance 1951-1964
Conservative Decline 1960-1964
Wilson’s Government 1964-1970
Heath’s Government 1970-1974
Wilson and Callaghan’s Government 1974-1979
Thatcher’s Government 1979-1987
Thatcher’s Decline
Major’s Government 1990-1997

Britain and the Wider World

International Crisis
Britain’s Relations with the USA
Britain’s Relations with the USSR
Britain’s Relations with the UN
Nuclear Deterrent
Decolonisation and the Commonwealth