1980s/1990s Britain 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: taqCreated on: 12-06-18 17:19 Thatcher's famous quote? "the lady's not for turning" - 1981 1 of 38 1979 manifesto? tough on law and order, supportive of police 2 of 38 Example of a wet and dry in her cabinet? Willie Whitelaw = wet Home Sec, Geoffrey Howe = dry Chllr 3 of 38 Gang of four names? David Owen, Roy Jenkins, Shirley Williams, Bill Rodgers 4 of 38 Which seats did the SDP win? Williams won Crosby by election 1981, traditional Tory seat 5 of 38 How much of the vote did the tories win in 1983? 42%, 144 seat majority 6 of 38 What % of votes did SDP/Lab win in 1983? SDP = 25%, Labour only 27.6% 7 of 38 When did hunger strikes begin and how many died? 1980, 9 died plus Bobby Sands 8 of 38 When and where did the IRA bomb in 1984, and how many died? Oct 1984, Grand Hotel Brighton, 5 killed 9 of 38 How many protested against the Hillsborough/Anglo-Irish Agreement? 200k in Belfast led by Ian Paisley 10 of 38 When was the Hyde Park bombing and how many died? July 1982, 11 soldiers dead 11 of 38 What happened between the IRA ands SAS? SAS killed 8 IRA volunteers in 1987 12 of 38 How was the economy in 1980? over 2 million unemployed, inflation above 15% 13 of 38 What happened to top rate income tax? fell from 83% to 40% 14 of 38 What happened to VAT? 8% to 15% 1979 15 of 38 Which councils rebelled against rate capping? Sheffield and Liverpool 16 of 38 What did Thatcher raise to control inflation? Interest raised to 17% 1979, led to recession 17 of 38 Inflation in 1980 and 1990? inflation at 22% in 1980, still in double figures in 1990 18 of 38 Unemployment in the 1980s? over 3 million between 1983 and 1987, 13.5% of workforce! 19 of 38 Where was unemployment 25% Liverpool 20 of 38 How much did the enterprise allowance scheme give to the unemployed? £40 a week to start a business 21 of 38 When was the Big Bang? 27th October 1986 22 of 38 List of privatisation of companies 1979 British Petroleum, 1984 British Telecom (very successful), 1986 British Gas (biggest share offer in history) 23 of 38 How much did the no. of shareholders increase? from 3m to 9m 1970-1990 24 of 38 How did job losses differ depending on region? West Midlands saw over 300k job losses, the South East over 70k job losses (7 year period) 25 of 38 What did Howe say to Thatcher in 1981? Liverpool could be left to 'managed decline' 26 of 38 Where and when were there riots? 1981 riots in Brixton, Birmingham, Liverpool, Leeds 27 of 38 How many bought their council houses using right to buy? 2 million by 1988 28 of 38 When was the Poll Tax introduced in England? 1990 29 of 38 How many didn't pay the Poll Tax? up to 30% in some areas 30 of 38 How did people protest against Poll Tax? March 1990 demo in Trafalgar Sq, more than 200k attend, over 300 arrested 31 of 38 When was the first meeting between Gorbachev and Thatcher? 1984 32 of 38 How many attended the CND 1983 London march? 200k 33 of 38 How many cabinet ministers resigned over Europe? 3 34 of 38 How much of a rebate did Thatcher want from the EEC? wanted £730m but settled for £580m 35 of 38 When was it agreed to build the Channel Tunnel? 1986 36 of 38 When and what was the Single European Act? 1986, aimed to remove barriers to trade and movement, changed assembly into the European Parliament, made free market in Europe a reality 37 of 38 When was the Westland affair? 1986 38 of 38
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