The Making of Modern Britain

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the political situation in 1963/64.

‘The trade unions were responsible for the economic and industrial failures of Heath’s government in the years 1970 to 1974.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘Britain became a backward-looking and less tolerant society in the years 1987 to 1997.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How successful was Tony Blair’s foreign policy in the years 1997 to 2007?

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the problems of the Labour Party in the 1980s.

To what extent were the lives of British people transformed by Conservative governments in the years 1951 to 1957?

‘Britain’s international position grew stronger in the years 1970 to 1974.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How significant were sleaze and scandals in weakening John Major’s government in the years 1992 to 1997?

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying social and cultural change in the 1960s.

‘It was internal divisions and weaknesses that kept the Labour Party out of power in the years 1955 to 1963.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘Margaret Thatcher’s foreign policy, in the years 1979 to 1987, was overwhelmingly successful.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did Britain become a multicultural society in the years 1997 to 2007?

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the impact of the Suez crisis.

To what extent was the Labour Party’s defeat in the 1970 General Election due to its failure to control the unions?

‘Privatisation and Right to Buy, in the years 1979 to 1987, were highly successful social and economic policies.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘In the years 1997 to 2007, no Conservative leader was able to heal the party’s divisions.’

Assess the validity of this view.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister.

‘By the early 1960s, affluence had totally reshaped society.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How effective was James Callaghan as Prime Minister in the years 1976 to 1979?

‘The Conservative Party was a pro-European party in the years 1983 to 1992.’

Assess the validity of this view.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying Tony Blair’s role in bringing about the Good Friday Agreement.

‘The Conservatives were politically dominant, in the years 1951 to 1959, because they had effective leaders and policies.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did race relations improve in the years 1964 to 1970?

‘John Major’s successes as Prime Minister, in the years 1992 to 1997, outweigh his failures.’

Assess the validity of this view.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the Conservative Party’s defeat in the 2001 election.

‘Britain became completely dependent on the United States in the years 1956 to 1962.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent can the Labour government take credit for the liberal reforms of the years 1964 to 1970?

‘Thatcher’s economic policies created an ‘economic miracle’ in the years 1983 to 1987.’

Assess the validity of this view.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the reasons why Labour won the 1997 election.

To what extent was Labour Party policy directly responsible for the growth of trade union militancy in the years 1964 to 1970?

‘The achievements of the feminist movement in the 1970s did not amount to a social revolution.’

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‘Tony Blair’s foreign policy in the years 2001 to 2007 failed on all counts.’

Assess the validity of this view.

With reference to these sources and your understanding of the historical context, assess the value of these three sources to an historian studying the reasons for the 1984/85 miners’ strike.

‘The Conservative ‘stop-go’ economic policies in the years 1955 to 1964 fundamentally weakened the British economy.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The reason behind Britain’s attempts to join the EEC in the years 1967 to 1973 was that Britain could no longer claim to be a world power in its own right.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How successful was New Labour in creating a fairer and more equal society in Britain by 2007?