Book Chapter

ENGLISH HISTORY. SUMMARY: CHAPTER III.—LABOUR IN POWER

1945

Overview

Election Results (pg. 53). Causes of landslide (pg. 53-54). First List of Ministers (pg. 54). Mr. Attlee at Potsdam (pg. 54). Completion of Ministry (pg. 54-55). State of Parties (pg. 55). British Forces in the Far East (pg. 55). Surrender of Japan (pg. 55-56). Victory Celebrations (pg. 56). Misgivings about Atomic Bomb (pg. 56). King's Broadcast (pg. 56). Opening of Parliament (pg. 56-57). Address to the King (pg. 57). National Thanksgiving (pg. 57-58). Occupation of Singapore (pg. 58). Repatriation of Prisoners of War (pg. 58). Radar's Part in the War (pg. 58-59). Import Returns for 1939–44 (pg. 59). Programme for the Session (pg. 59-60). Mr. Churchill on the Atomic Bomb (pg. 60-61). On the Potsdam Conference (pg. 61-62). Mr. Attlee's Tribute to Mr. Churchill (pg. 62). Mr. Attlee on Aims of British Foreign Policy (pg. 62). On Demobilisation (pg. 62-63). On Transition to Peace Conditions (pg. 63). On Standard of Living (pg. 63). Private Members' time taken (pg. 63). Mr. Bevin on State of Europe (pg. 63-64). On need for Economic Reconstruction (pg. 64). On Greece (pg. 64-65). On Balkans, Italy and Poland (pg. 65-66). On Spain (pg. 66). Reception of Speech (pg. 66). Channel Islands in the War (pg. 66-67). Mr. Dalton on Financial Policy (pg. 67). Parliament approves United Nations Charter (pg. 67-68). Select Committee on Procedure (pg. 68). Rate of Demobilisation (pg. 68-69). End of Lend-Lease (pg. 69). Premier's Statement (pg. 69-70). Government urged to speed Demobilisation (pg. 70). Minister of Labour's Statement (pg. 70-71). Requirements of Industry (pg. 71). Trades Union Congress (pg. 71-72). Demand for quicker Demobilisation (pg. 72). Government Reply (pg. 72). T.U.C. and Russian Trade Unions (pg. 72-73). The Question of Labour Controls (pg. 73). New Demobilisation Scheme (pg. 73). Foreign Ministers' Conference (pg. 73-74). Disagreement over Procedure (pg. 74). Breakdown of Conference (pg. 74-75). Petroleum Agreement with U.S.A. (pg. 75). Raising of School-leaving Age (pg. 75). National Savings Figures (pg. 75). Mr. Churchill and General Franco (pg. 75-76).

• Subject: Addison, Lord / Amery, Rt. Hon. L. S / Anderson, Rt. Hon. Sir John / ANGLO-SPANISH relations / Atomic Bomb and Atomic Energy / Attlee, RT. HON. Clement R / Bank of England / Battle OF Britain / Bevan, Rt Hon. Aneurin, M.P. (U.K.) / Beveridge, Sir William / Bevin, Rt. Hon. Ernest / Bevin, Rt. Hon. Ernest, M.P / Board of Trade / BONHAM-Carter, Lady Violet / Bracken, Rt. Hon. Brendan / Brand, Mr / Brown, Col. Clifton / Brown, Rt. Hon. Ernest / Burma / Byrnes, Mr. (U.S.A.) / Canterbury, Archbishop of / Carter, Lady Violet Bonham / Churchill, Rt. Hon. Winston S / Citrine, Sir Walter / Cripps, RT. HON. SIR STAFFORD / Dalton, Rt. Hon. Hugh / Dukes, Mr / Eden, Rt Hon. Sir Anthony / Eden, Rt. Hon. Anthony, M.P / Edwards, Mr. Ebby / Elizabeth, H.M. Queen / Fifth Anniversary / Franco, General / George VI, H.M. King / Greece / Greenwood, Rt. Hon. Arthur / Halifax, Lord / Hiroshima / HORE-BELISHA, Rt. Hon. Leslie / Hungary / Isaacs, Rt. Hon. G. A / Italy / Japan / Jowitt, Sir William / Keynes, Lord / KING'S Speech / Laski, Professor Harold / Ministerial changes / Molotov, M. (Russia) / Morrison, Rt. Hon. Herbert / PETHICK-LAWRENCE, Lord / Sandys, Rt Hon. Duncan, M.P / Shinwell, Rt. Hon. E / Sinclair, Rt. Hon. Sir Archibald / Singapore / Spain / Stalin, Marshal (Russia) / Surrender / Truman, H. S., President (U.S.A) / United States of America (USA) / Wilkinson, Rt. Hon. Ellen