Life in The UK Test
Britain since 1945 2
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Which of the following statements is correct?
Choose only ONE best answer.
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During the 1960s, Parliament passed new laws that gave women which right?
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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?
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Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?
Rebuilding Britain after the Second World War was a huge task.
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Which of the following is a British invention or innovation?
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Margaret Thatcher was famous for her close working relationship with which American President?
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Although Clement Attlee lost the 1951 election, he led the Labour party for how long?
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The Labour Party won a majority at the general election of 7 May 2015.
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Which TWO of these were books written by Roald Dahl?
Choose ALL answers that apply.
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In 1948 Aneurin (Nye) Bevan led the establishment of which of the following?
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Which of the following saw significant changes during the Second World War?
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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.
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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?
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The Beveridge report of 1942 provided the basis of the modern welfare state?
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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?
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Which of the following people is NOT an important 20th century inventor?
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Which political party was able to build on the Northern Ireland peace process, resulting in the Good Friday Agreement signed in 1998?
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Who succeeded David Cameron to become Prime Minister on 13 July 2016?
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The first team to succeed in cloning a mammal was led by the British scientists Sir Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell.
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British combat troops left which country in 2009?
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