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70s Society Flashcards

1
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When did the UN inaugerate International Womens day?

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1977

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2
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Identify the two main feminist movements

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Socialist Feminism and Radical Feminism

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3
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What did Radical Feminists want

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Overthrow of oppressive Patriarchal society( amongst generic feminist campaign for equality)

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What did Socialist Feminists want

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Financial independence for Women ( amongst generic feminist campaign for equality)

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5
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When was Birth Control available through the NHS

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1971

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6
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When was the first rape crisis centre opened

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1976

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7
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when was the Domestic Violence act passed

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1976

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8
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How did the Yorkshire Ripper impact the Feminist movement

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encouraged reclaim the night marches
Questions raised over discriminatory practices of the police
Criticism of curfew placed on women rather than men

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9
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What issues were there with the 1970 equality act

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5 years were given to implement this act
parity for female workers was not compulsory
various loopholes allowed employers to avoid equal pay
originally only for Nurses, Teachers and Social Workers

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10
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When was the sex discrimination act introduced

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1975

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11
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what did the sex discrimination act aim to achieve

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to end discrimination against men or women based on gender or marital status

to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and education

guaranteed maternity pay and prevented termination of employment due to pregnancies

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12
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What was the Equality Opportunities Commission

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body created to ensure compliance with equality act and sex discrimination act

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13
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What was the problem with the Equality Opportunities Commission

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They only launched 9 investigations in 8 years and only 10% of sex discrimination cases were successful

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14
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How did Women’s economic position improve in the 70s

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1971- Women could take out a mortgage without a male guarantor
1975- Equal pay act came into force and social security pensions act giving more generous payouts to women

also 1975- Employment protection act guaranteed paid maternity leave and outlawed dismissal on grounds of pregnancy

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15
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What percentage of the salary of their male counterparts did women still earn on average

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65%

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16
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What did the 1971 immigration act do

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Restricted the Rights of commonwealth citizens to come to Britain- they would need a guaranteed job and at least 1 grandparent born in Britain.

17
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Who was given an exception from the immigration act

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Ugandan Asians expelled by Idi Amin

18
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How Many Ugandan Asians settled in Britain

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28,000

19
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By 1974 how many commonwealth migrants had come to Britain

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over 1 million
-325,000 from the west indies

-435,000 from india and pakistan

-150,000 froom africa

20
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How many members did the national front have in the 1970s

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up to 20,000

21
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When was the Anti-Nazi League founded

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1977

22
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Who’s support for Enoch Powell triggered the start of Rock against Racism

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Eric Clapton’s

23
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What did Eric Clapton as a well adjusted man say about immigration

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“Stop Britain from becoming a black colony. Get the foreigners out. Get the w*gs out. Get the c**ns out. Keep Britain white, Do we have any foreigners in the audience tonight? If so, please put up your hands. So where are you? Well, wherever you are, I think you should all just leave. Not just leave the hall, leave our country. I don’t want you here, in the room or in my country. Listen to me, man! I think we should send them all back”

24
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in 1976 how many non white MET police officers were there

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70 out of 22,000

25
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in 1978 who was the first black footballer to play for England

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Viv Anderson

26
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what were the two dominant youth subcultures of the 70s

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Punks and Skinheads

27
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What political affiliation was generally associated with working class skinheads

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support for the NF despite wider apolitical stance and roots in reggae, and later although not political associated with football hooliganism

28
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When was Greenpeace UK founded

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1977

29
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What Methods did the Animal Liberation Front use

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letter bombs to politicians including thatcher

30
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when was Attenborough’s “Life on Earth” released

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1979

31
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was the CND stupid for campaigning against nuclear energy

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Yes

32
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What event fuelled anxieties over nuclear power

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Three Mile island incident 1979

33
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What sparked an interest in conservation and the environment

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the underdeveloped vast monocultures and slum clearance for brutalist architecture which made everyone thoroughly miserable and prompted a neo romantic movement, which is why everyone is so obsessed with heritage and what britain used to be because its a hole now.

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