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Question 1

Thorneycroft resigns

Answer 1

1958 - after Mac overruled his drastic spending cuts proposal

Question 2

Asked for IMF loan

Answer 2

1961

Question 3

Beaching Report

Answer 3

1963 - recommended cuts in public spending e.g. 30% of rail network closing

Question 4

Neddy/NEDC

Answer 4

Set up by Lloyd - LT planning

Question 5

Satire 1951-64

Answer 5

1961 - Peter Cook opened up the Establishment Club in SoHo (satirical nightclub)

Question 6

Clashes between Mods & Rockers

Answer 6

1964 e.g. Clacton, Brighton

Question 7

Wilson ‘kitchen cabinet’

Answer 7

Relied upon series of personal advisers rather than his ministers

Question 8

Devaluation …

Answer 8

Deflationary policy … not that diff to stop-go?

Question 9

Impacts of Bloody Sunday

Answer 9

British embassy in Dublin was burned down
More support for IRA
1972 turned into bloodiest year of the troubles - 480 killed

Question 10

Heath imposes direct rule from Westminster &.,,,

Answer 10

Appointed Willie Whitelaw as Secretary of State

Question 11

Sunningdale collapsed ;

Answer 11

UUP voted to pull out Jan 1974
Probs in mainland Britain - Miners strike , Feb 74 election
Ulster’s council strikes May 74 -> govt declared state of emergency cos it rlly limited power

Question 12

Prevention of Terrorism Act (nov 1974) but violence continues …

Answer 12

Birmingham pub bomb Nov 1974 kills 21

-> now a national problem

Question 13

Removal of sp category status->

Answer 13

Blanket protest 1976

Dirty protest 1978 (by 1979 250)

Question 14

Weeks for abortion

Answer 14

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