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Conservative 1970-1974 (& 70s social) Flashcards

1
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How much of a pay rise did the miners demand in the 1972 strike

A

27% (in line with 28% inflation)

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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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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5
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Who was the leader of the NUM

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Joe Gormley (until 1982)

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6
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When was the 3 day week

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Jan-March 1974

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7
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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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8
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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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9
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What caused the Oil crisis

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Yom-Kippur War

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10
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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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12
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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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13
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When was decimalisation

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15 Feb 1971

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14
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What was the Barber Boom

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Tax cuts, high inflation, wage demands

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15
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Who were Heath’s Chancellors

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Iain Macleod (30 days)
Anthony Barber

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16
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When was Rolls Royce nationalised

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1971

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17
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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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18
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When did the Oil crisis begin

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October 1973

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19
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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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20
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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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21
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What was ‘Competition and Credit Control’

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Liberalisation of the banking system

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22
Q

When was VAT introduced and at what level

A

1973

10%

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23
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When was the pound floated

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1972

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24
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What was Heath’s slogan in the 1974 election

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Who Governs Britain?

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25
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How did markets react to the flotation of the pound

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Plunged in the markets

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26
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What controversial decision was made in education

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Ending free school milk

THATCHER MILK SNATCHER

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27
Q

How many people were killed by the British Army in Bloody Sunday

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13

28
Q

What percentage of people interned 1971-75 were Catholic

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95%

29
Q

How many were killed in the troubles in 1972

A

480

30
Q

When did Heath suspend Stormont

A

March 1972

31
Q

What did the Sunningdale Agreement propose

A

New NI assembly
Proportional representation
Power sharing
Input from Southern Ireland

32
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What was the Widgery Report

A

A report that found that protesters were responsible for Bloody Sunday and not army

33
Q

What were Diplock Courts

A

Non-jury trials held for specific serious offences in NI

34
Q

What were the two main social groups in the 70s

A

Punks & Skinheads

(Football Hooliganism)

35
Q

What groups formed over racial issues

A

Nation Front, British Movement

Rock Against Racism, Anti-Nazi League, CARF

36
Q

How many Ugandan immigrants were accepted in 1972

A

28,000

37
Q

How many members did the National Front have in 1976

A

20,000

38
Q

What percentage of the Met Police were white

A

99.997%

39
Q

Who were Blair Peach and Kevin Gateley

A

Victims of racist police brutality

40
Q

How many of London’s 1,800+ councillors were not white in 1974 &1978

A

1974 - 10
1978 - 35

41
Q

Where can positive race representation be seen on TV

A

Grange Hill
Top of the Pops
It ain’t half racist mum

Ending of The B&W minstrel show

42
Q

What were the main issues with Race and Education

A

Minorities often labelled underachievers
Unemployment rate for black students upon leaving education doubled (1973-76)

43
Q

What legislation was put forward by the government in regards to race relations

A

1971 Immigration Act
1972 Education: A Framework for Expansion
1979 Rampton Committee

44
Q

How many attended the 1978 Trafalgar Square Rock Against Racism concert

A

100,000

45
Q

Who was the first black football player on the England team (1978)

A

Viv Anderson

46
Q

When did the environmental organisation ‘Friends of the Earth’ expand to the UK

A

1971

47
Q

When was the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown

A

1979

48
Q

When was Greenpeace UK formed

A

1977

49
Q

In 1975 how many cigarettes was it discovered were being given to Beagles a day during animal testing

A

30

50
Q

When did the Animal Liberation front form and what were their tactics

A

1976

Violence (Letter bombs)

51
Q

Who presented the 1979 series Life on Earth

A

David Attenborough

52
Q

What are best examples of environmentalism on TV

A

Watership Down
The Good Life
The Wombles
The Green Death

53
Q

How many near critical incidents occurred at Windscale Power Station (75-79)

A

5

54
Q

When did the pill become available on the NHS

A

1971

55
Q

What was in the 1976 Domestic Violence Act

A

Women were able to take out restraining orders against violent partners

56
Q

What did the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act do

A

Forbade discrimination on the basis of gender or marital status
Set up the Equality Opportunities Commission

57
Q

How many investigations did the Equality Opportunities Commission launch from 1976-1983

A

9

58
Q

What did the Employment Protection Act 1975 do

A

Guaranteed paid maternity leave, made it illegal to dismiss employees due to pregnancy

59
Q

What did Heath call the Special Relationship

A

The Natural Relationship

60
Q

What was Nixon’s ‘Year in Europe’ policy

A

Expanding US influence in Europe (NATO) following Heath’s prioritising of the EEC over the US

61
Q

How did US and UK responses to the Yom Kippur War differ

A

US - Increasing military aid for Israel
UK - Neutrality which led to Heath being shunned by Nixon

62
Q

Who succeeded De Gaulle as French President

A

Georges Pompidou

63
Q

When did the UK join the EEC

A

1st Jan 1973

64
Q

What was signed following the acceptance of the UK’s application

A

Treaty of Accession (1972)

65
Q

Why was the timing of EEC acceptance unlucky

A

Economic boom was declining

66
Q

What stalled UK-EEC negotiations in 1971

A

Commonwealth trade (New Zealand butter & Caribbean Sugar)
Budget contributions

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