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Conservative 1970-1974 (& 70s social) Flashcards

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How much of a pay rise did the miners demand in the 1972 strike

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27% (in line with 28% inflation)

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Which committee agreed with the miners on the pay rise in 1972

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Wilberforce Committee

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What was the main event of the 1972 miners strike

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Battle of Saltly Gate

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In terms of working days lost 1972 was the worst year since when

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1926 (General Strike)

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Who was the leader of the NUM

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Joe Gormley (until 1982)

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When was the 3 day week

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Jan-March 1974

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How much of a pay rise did the miners demand in the 1974 strike

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35%

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Who claimed that they were directly trying to take out the Conservative government using strikes

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Arthur Scargill

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What caused the Oil crisis

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Yom-Kippur War

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What are the reasons for the result of the 1970 election

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Labour’s poor economic policy
Industrial action
Enoch Powell’s public popularity
Conservative ‘Selsdon Man’ approach
Skewed electoral system

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What was the Selsdon Man approach

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Government would be hands off and leave the people to promote their own interests

Tax and Union reform, law & order, immigration control, ending public subsidy of lame ducks

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What are Heath’s 2 big social reforms

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Age for leaving school rose to 16
Reorganisation of local government

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When was decimalisation

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15 Feb 1971

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What was the Barber Boom

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Tax cuts, high inflation, wage demands

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Who were Heath’s Chancellors

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Iain Macleod (30 days)
Anthony Barber

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When was Rolls Royce nationalised

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1971

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What businesses were involved in Heath’s economic U-Turn

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Rolls Royce
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders

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When did the Oil crisis begin

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October 1973

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What did the Industrial Relations Act 1971 do

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Set up industrial relations court
Strike ballots
Cooling off period

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What was the aim of the 1972 industry act

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Open negotiations with the TUC/CBI over wages and benefits

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What was ‘Competition and Credit Control’

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Liberalisation of the banking system

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When was VAT introduced and at what level

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1973

10%

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When was the pound floated

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1972

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What was Heath’s slogan in the 1974 election

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Who Governs Britain?

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How did markets react to the flotation of the pound
Plunged in the markets
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What controversial decision was made in education
Ending free school milk THATCHER MILK SNATCHER
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How many people were killed by the British Army in Bloody Sunday
13
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What percentage of people interned 1971-75 were Catholic
95%
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How many were killed in the troubles in 1972
480
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When did Heath suspend Stormont
March 1972
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What did the Sunningdale Agreement propose
New NI assembly Proportional representation Power sharing Input from Southern Ireland
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What was the Widgery Report
A report that found that protesters were responsible for Bloody Sunday and not army
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What were Diplock Courts
Non-jury trials held for specific serious offences in NI
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What were the two main social groups in the 70s
Punks & Skinheads (Football Hooliganism)
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What groups formed over racial issues
Nation Front, British Movement Rock Against Racism, Anti-Nazi League, CARF
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How many Ugandan immigrants were accepted in 1972
28,000
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How many members did the National Front have in 1976
20,000
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What percentage of the Met Police were white
99.997%
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Who were Blair Peach and Kevin Gateley
Victims of racist police brutality
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How many of London's 1,800+ councillors were not white in 1974 &1978
1974 - 10 1978 - 35
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Where can positive race representation be seen on TV
Grange Hill Top of the Pops It ain't half racist mum Ending of The B&W minstrel show
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What were the main issues with Race and Education
Minorities often labelled underachievers Unemployment rate for black students upon leaving education doubled (1973-76)
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What legislation was put forward by the government in regards to race relations
1971 Immigration Act 1972 Education: A Framework for Expansion 1979 Rampton Committee
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How many attended the 1978 Trafalgar Square Rock Against Racism concert
100,000
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Who was the first black football player on the England team (1978)
Viv Anderson
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When did the environmental organisation 'Friends of the Earth' expand to the UK
1971
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When was the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown
1979
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When was Greenpeace UK formed
1977
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In 1975 how many cigarettes was it discovered were being given to Beagles a day during animal testing
30
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When did the Animal Liberation front form and what were their tactics
1976 Violence (Letter bombs)
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Who presented the 1979 series Life on Earth
David Attenborough
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What are best examples of environmentalism on TV
Watership Down The Good Life The Wombles The Green Death
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How many near critical incidents occurred at Windscale Power Station (75-79)
5
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When did the pill become available on the NHS
1971
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What was in the 1976 Domestic Violence Act
Women were able to take out restraining orders against violent partners
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What did the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act do
Forbade discrimination on the basis of gender or marital status Set up the Equality Opportunities Commission
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How many investigations did the Equality Opportunities Commission launch from 1976-1983
9
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What did the Employment Protection Act 1975 do
Guaranteed paid maternity leave, made it illegal to dismiss employees due to pregnancy
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What did Heath call the Special Relationship
The Natural Relationship
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What was Nixon's 'Year in Europe' policy
Expanding US influence in Europe (NATO) following Heath's prioritising of the EEC over the US
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How did US and UK responses to the Yom Kippur War differ
US - Increasing military aid for Israel UK - Neutrality which led to Heath being shunned by Nixon
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Who succeeded De Gaulle as French President
Georges Pompidou
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When did the UK join the EEC
1st Jan 1973
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What was signed following the acceptance of the UK's application
Treaty of Accession (1972)
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Why was the timing of EEC acceptance unlucky
Economic boom was declining
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What stalled UK-EEC negotiations in 1971
Commonwealth trade (New Zealand butter & Caribbean Sugar) Budget contributions

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