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Section 4- 1979-87 Flashcards

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When did Thatcher come into power?

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1979

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When was the adoption of the monetarist policy?

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1980

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When was the Falklands war?

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1982

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When was Thatcher’s second election victory?

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1983

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When did Neil Kinnock become leader of Labour?

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1983

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When were the miner’s strikes?

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1984

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When was the IRA Brighton bombing?

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1984

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what were some key events in 1986?

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Westland Affair
supply-side economics adopted
Single European act

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What was Thatcher’s political ideology?

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The New Right

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What were Thatcher’s policies?

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Free markets​

Monetarism​

Privatisation​

Cuts in public spending​

Cuts in taxes​

Emphasising individuals

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What was the nickname given to ministers who did not support Thatcher’s policies?

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wets

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What was the nickname given to ministers who did support Thatcher’s policies?

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drys

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what time period did labour lose 4 elections in a row?

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1979-1992

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who led the splits in labour?

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Benn and Foot

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Foot’s ideology?

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Foot was a Bevanite who supported unilateral nuclear disarmament, and only narrowly beat Dennis Healey (centre-right), who became deputy leader

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Benn’s ideology?

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Tony Benn’s influence grew, despite losing as deputy leader, but he was hugely unpopular among moderates, over issues such as his opposition to EEC membership

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What did left-wing labour believe in?

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Trade Unions: Vital part of Labour movement, especially as it was crucial to origins​​

EEC: Only beneficial for employers, therefore Britain should leave​​

Nuclear Weapons: Unilateral disarmament - makes the world more dangerous​​

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What did right-wing labour believe in?

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trade unions: Too influential​​

EEC: Essential for Britain’s economic interests as well as peace in Europe​​

Nuclear Weapons: Threat of USSR significant – Britain should retain weapons​​

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Who were the ‘gang of four’?

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Roy Jenkins, former MP, Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer (leader of SDP)​

David Owen, Labour MP, former Foreign Secretary​

Bill Rogers, Labour MP, former Transport Secretary​

Shirley Williams, former MP, former Secretary of State for Education

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what did the gang of four create?

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the social democratic party

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why was the social democratic party created?

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All had worked for the Wilson and Callaghan governments, but had become frustrated with the anti-EEC and pro-trade union nature of the party​

Aimed to be radical but not socialist, and attract disaffected members of Labour and Conservative parties

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1979- how many seats did thatcher win with?

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43 seats- led to callaghan’s resignation

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1983- how many seats did thatcher win with?

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144

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what helped Thatcher win the 1983 election

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The Falklands
Foot’s unpopularity

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1987-how many seats did thatcher win with?

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100 seats

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by 1980- what was inflation running at?

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15%

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by 1980 how many were unemployed?

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2 million

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what prevented a run on the pound and a balance of payments deficit?

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North Sea gas and oil

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what did the monetarist policy include?

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decreasing government borrowing, cuts to council grants, and a benefits freeze​

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what was standard rate tax of income tax reduced by?

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33% to 30%, and the higher rate from 83% to 60%

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what was tax on unearned income reduced be?

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98% to 75%

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what was VAT increased by?

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8%/12% to a flat rate of 15%

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what did interest rates increase by?

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jumping from 12% to 17% in 6 months​

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What did the 1986 local government act do?

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introduced rate capping, limiting local taxes, expanded centralised powers by abolishing metropolitan local authorities

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in 1979 how much did manufacturing bring into the country?

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30% national income
employed 6.8 million people

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which companies were privatised?

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British airways
British telecom
British steel
British gas
British ship builders

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what did privatisation lead to?

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higher quality for less price
people lost jobs

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38
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what flotation did british gas recieve?

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£5/6 million

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39
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what did share princes increase by?

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50p-67p ending at 62 and 1/2p

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by 1990 how many businesses had been privatised?

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more than 40 businesses employing 600,000 workers

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what flotation had british telecom recieved?

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£4bn in 1984

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what did chris huhne propose?

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a market that gives to low-carbon forms of generation

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what was thatcher’s saying

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‘the lady is not for turning’

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when did thatcher remove the fair wages act?

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1982

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what was the 1983 investigation?

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the legality of Stock Exchange practices around minimum commissions, and its elite nature

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what did the october big bang 1986 lead to?

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removed fixed commission charges, distinction between broker/jobber, and the social class limitations​

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47
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how much debt did thatcher pay off?

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£360 million in 2 years

48
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what did the inner cities decline lead to?

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led to riots in major cities in 1980/1981 and 1985, including Handsworth

49
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what did the Scarman report identify the issue as for the riots?

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poverty and race

50
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Who was the leader of NUM?

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Arthur Scargill

51
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what did Thatcher do to coal mines?

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close those making no profit

52
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what was the slogan created when Thatcher was closing down collieries?

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‘close a pit, kill a community’

53
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what was the ‘battle of Orgreave’ 1984?

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a violent confrontation between strikers and officers, including the Metropolitan Police, at a British Steel Corporation (BSC) coking plant at Orgreave, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England.

54
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how many people died at the battle of orgreave?

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323

55
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why was the battle of orgreave controversial?

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police fabricated evidence to gain more charges

56
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what did Tebbit’s Trade Union act of 1984 do?

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made wildcat strikes illegal
requirement of a ballot
not able to strike on company land

57
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What was the employment act of 1980 do?

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outlawed secondary picketing and limiting the closed shop​

58
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what did the employment act of 1982 do?

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reduced the rights of trade unions and made strikes more difficult

59
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what did thatcher term the political power of the trade unions?

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‘undemocratic socialism’

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Steal Strike 1980

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government funded a pay rise after strike, but British Steel was forced to make redundancies due to increased costs.

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Miner’s strike 1984/5

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failed due to: lack of unity in the union and Labour; coal stocks at power stations; summertime; legislation.

62
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The Wapping Dispute 1986/7

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typesetters had become increasingly corrupt, so Rupert Murdoch led the move to new technology to avoid using them – no agreement was reached between management and unions, so a strike was called in January 1986, and redundancies were issued. The strike ended in February 1987.

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what did the failed strikes lead to?

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Unions were weakened by failed strikes and rising unemployment – membership fell by about 3 million

64
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when was the poll tax introduced?

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Introduced in Scotland 1989, England and Wales in 1990, but never in Northern Ireland

65
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when was the right to buy introduced?

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1980
said profit would fund more houses being built but they weren’t

66
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what were the negative consequences of the ‘right to buy’?

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not many houses for those who needed social housing
replacement rate less than 20%
not always safe for low income families to buy due to mortgage payments and repairs

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what were the positve consequences of the ‘right to buy’?

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tenants could get up to 70% off their house
social mobility
more than 107,000 properties were sold
people looked after their area when they own property
reduces social exclusion

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who was the poll tax paid to?

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local councils

69
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when did thatcher make a promise to get rid of the rates?

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1974

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when were study groups set up to reform local government?

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1984

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what was the poll tax?

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a flat rate that everyone paid regardless of income and property value

72
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how many authorities found the new tax to be higher than estimated?

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9 out 11

73
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how many people in Scotland refused to pay?

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15%

74
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how many Scots joined the demonstrated against the poll tax

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15,000

75
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how much was the poll tax?

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£363

76
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what were the political consequences of the poll tax?

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Thatcher lost MP loyalty
1990- 100,000 people protested in Trofolga square
Hessletine released an article stating Thatcher did not listen

77
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how many people refused to pay the poll tax?

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50% of people in some areas
4 months after it launched 1/5 adults had not paid

78
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what was section 28

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part of the local government act 1988
censored schoolbooks and national curriculum and teachers could be fired for discussing LGBTQ+
local council “shall not intentionally promote homosexuality or publish material with the intention of promoting homosexuality”

79
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what did the British survey 1987 say about peoples opinion on gay

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3/4 said it was “wrong”
11% it wasnt

80
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what was labour’s response to section 28

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adopted a resolution to criminalise discrimination at its 1985 annual conference

81
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what was public response to section 28

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1988 lesbian activists stormed BBC studios
gay protests and marches

82
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when was the march for jobs?

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1981
unemployment had reached 2.5 millio
150,000 attended

83
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what was the response for the march of jobs?

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1981- TUC organised jobs for youth campaign

84
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when was greenham common?

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1981

85
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what was greenham common

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4 women marched 120 miles from west wales for greenham common in protest of nuclear weapons

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when did the issues with the Falklands begin?

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1981

87
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who were britain fighting over the falklands with?

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argentina

88
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when did argentina take back the falklands?

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1981

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what was Thatcher’s response to argentina taking back the# falklands?

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declared an exclusion zone around the islands and organised a task force of 100 ships and over 600 soliders

90
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what did Raegan request Thatcher do with the falklands

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let argentina have it- thatcher refused
US supplied britain with weapons

91
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when did a british submarine sink and argentian cruiser- general balgrano

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1982- 323 killed

92
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who were the british navy facing?

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argentinian air force

93
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how long was the battle for goose green?

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14 hours

94
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how many argentians surrendered?

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over 900

95
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how many brits were killed and injured during the falklands war?

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255 killed
775 injured

96
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why were Thatcher and Reagan so supportive of each other?

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they were politically aligned

97
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what did Britain do after thatcher and Raegan agreed the west should be armed with nuclear weapons?

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bought, at an initial cost of £10 billion, Trident missiles to replace the obsolete Polaris variety.

98
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when did Britain agree to allow the USA to install its Cruise missiles at the US air force base at Greenham Common and what did it lead to?

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  1. This led to a resurgence of the CND movement in Britain.
99
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when did Thatcher give permission for the USA to use British air bases to bomb Libya?

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1986

100
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what partially damaged the special relationship?

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1983, The USA invaded the Commonwealth state of Grenada in the Caribbean after a Communist coup.
Thatcher was only made aware of the invasion a matter of hours before it began

101
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by 1990 was Thatcher popular?

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she was more popular abroad than in Britain

102
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what nickname was given to thatcher?

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the iron lady- dude to her strong stance against communism

103
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Thatcher and the east

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she made several visits to the Eastern Bloc, including Poland, Hungary and the USSR.- she became a symbol of freedom

104
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what did Poland do to honour Thatcher?

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chapels and shrines were dedicated to her

105
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what was ‘Solidarity’ in poland?

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the Polish trade union movement led by Lech Walesa- thatcher openly supported it

106
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what was British opinion of thatcher supporting solidarity?

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confused as to how she could be pro-trade unions abroad but anti-trade unions in Britain

107
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what were the 3 pillar’s that thatcher’s contribution to ending the cold war were based on?

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Her combative style and determination to confront the Soviet Union in the early 1980s​

Her willingness to negotiate with the new reformist leader, Mikhail Gorbachev from 1985​

Britain’s ‘special relationship’ with the USA

108
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who was Gorbachev?

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new leader of the USSR
30 years younger than predecessor
promoted openness, modernisation and restructuring

109
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what did thatcher do in regard to Gorbachev and Raegan in 1986?

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Thatcher encouraged Reagan to negotiate with Gorbachev and at the Reykjavik summit in 1986, both men realised compromises could be reached

110
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Thatcher and the EEC

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did not like the unelected
security control
anti-single currency
did not want to loose sovereignty

111
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when was british rebate?

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1984

112
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what did Howe do in relation to Fontainebleau

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made notes for the FCO files

113
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Bruges speech

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1988

114
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how much money did Thatcher get back at Fontainebleau?

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65-66%

115
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how much had thatcher hoped for at Fontainebleau?

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90% but was shut down by Mitterrand and Kohl

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