Adjusting to a New World: Britain, 1945-1963

 

I. The Atlee Government (1945-1951)

A. The Welfare State

B. Britain’s Financial Problems

          1. Britain’s Debts

          2. American Loans

          3. Stafford Cripps and the Austerity Campaign

          4. Devaluation of the Pound

C. Problems for Labor in 1950

 

II. The Conservatives in Power (1951-1964)

A. The Churchill Years: An End to Austerity (1951-1955)

B. The Eden Years: Success and Blunders (1955-1956)

          1. Elections Victory of 1955

          2. Labor Disarray

          3. Economic Prosperity

          4. The Suez Crisis

C. The Macmillan Years: Facing Up to Reality (1957-1963)

          1. Increased Rate of Decolonization

          2. Moves Toward the Continent