14 - Heath's Government, 1970-74 Flashcards
(35 cards)
What kind of background did Heath come from? Where was he educated?
Lower middle-class Oxford
What type of leadership did Heath reduce in the Tory Party? How would Heath promote colleagues?
Aristocratic leadership
On merit
Who was Heath’s first Chancellor? Who became Education Secretary?
Barber
Thatcher
What ideology was Heath influenced by?
The “New Right”
What intervention was reduced under Heath’s government? What did this allow?
Government intervention
Markets to decide prices and wages
Where was the New Right adopted? When were they adopted?
Selsdon Park
January 1970
What was the nickname given to a new Tory voter who wanted more control of their affairs?
“Selsdon Man”
What did less government intervention cause the breakdown of?
Post-war consensus
What did the government introduce in August 1971 in Northern Ireland? Why?
An “internment”
To arrest troublemakers without a trial
What was a problem with internment?
Mainly innocent people were arrested
What event compounded NI problems together in January 1972? How many people were killed during this event?
Bloody Sunday
14
Who did British troops open fire on during Bloody Sunday? Where did they open fire?
Catholic protesters
Londonderry
How did the IRA retaliate to Britain post-Bloody Sunday?
A bombing campaign on mainland Britain
What parliament did Britain suspend? What policy did they adopt to do this?
Stormont parliament
“Direct rule”
What did most politicians agree about between Catholics and Protestants?
Some degree of power sharing was necessary
Who introduced the Sunningdale Agreement? Who was this person?
Willie Whitelaw
Secretary of State for NI
What new executive formation allowed both Catholics and Protestants to govern the province?
A new executive of representatives from both communities
What specific group paralysed the NI province? Who particularly influenced them?
Hard-line Protestants
Reverend Ian Paisley
What did the hard-line Protestants start that defeated the Sunningdale Agreement?
A 15-day strike
What commitment did the government abandon following economic issues?
Minimal intervention
What aircraft engine manufacturer did Heath nationalise in 1971?
Rolls-Royce
What shipbuilder company received a subsidy to stay afloat? How much did they receive?
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders
£35 million
What was post-war prosperity largely dependent on?
Cheap fuel
Who was the biggest provider of cheap fuel? Where were they based?
OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
Middle East
