Social Developments: Extra-Parliamentary Opposition

Question 1

What does EPO stand for?

Answer 1

Extra-Parliamentary Opposition

Question 2

What is Extra-Parliamentary Opposition?

Answer 2

Opposition to the ruling party which does not come from in Parliament

Question 3

What happened in terms of nuclear weapons in the 1980s?

Answer 3

A new era of nuclear weapons was being developed

Question 3

What does CND stand for?

Answer 3

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

Question 4

Name an American scheme in the 1980s which showed a new era for Nuclear Weapons

Answer 4

Ronald Reagans Space-Laser Programme

Question 5

How many members did the CND have in 1969?

Answer 5

5000

Question 5

How many members did the CND have in 1985?

Answer 5

100,000

Question 6

How many people attended CND Demonstrations by the late-1980s?

Answer 6

250,000 people

Question 6

What was the case for the view of opposing the new generation of nuclear weapons in Britain?

Answer 6

It became the view held by the majority

Question 7

What was it called when people set up camps outside military bases in protest?

Answer 7

Peace Camps

Question 8

Name a specific CND female group in the 1980s

Answer 8

The Greenham Women

Question 9

What decision did Thatcher make with nuclear missiles in 1979?

Answer 9

American Missiles would be stationed at bases in Britain

Question 10

What was the initial impact in 1979 of Britain accepting American Cruise Missiles into Britain?

Answer 10

The CND had protest marches

Question 11

When was a camp set up outside where the American Cruise Missiles were to be based?

Answer 11

1981

Question 11

Where were the American Cruise Missiles to be based?

Answer 11

Greenham

Question 12

Which act was Section 28 an issue in?

Answer 12

The 1988 Local Government Act

Question 12

What occurred when the American Cruise Missiles arrived at the military base?

Answer 12

A 14 mile long human chain was formed in protest

Question 13

When did the missiles leave the Greenham base?

Answer 13

1991

Question 14

What did Section 28 state?

Answer 14

Schools were not allowed to promote homosexual families as a legitimate family structure

Question 15

Name a Labour-run council with a lot of power that opposed Section 28

Answer 15

The Greater London Council

Question 16

Name a group set up as a response to Section 28

Answer 16

Stonewall

Question 16

What meetings did the Greater London Council fund?

Answer 16

Gay and lesbian meetings

Question 17

Who were Stonewall?

Answer 17

A group that supported homosexuals

Question 18

What did unemployed people from Liverpool do in 1981?

Answer 18

They marched from Liverpool to London

Question 19

What council did the People's March for Jobs Liverpool individuals protest outside of?

Answer 19

Greater London Council

Question 20

What was Faith in the City named after?

Answer 20

A 1985 report showing inequality in Britain

Question 21

How did the Conservatives respond to the publicity of the Faith in the City report? How did it backfire?

Answer 21

They responded with hostility, which made the report gain more attention

Question 22

How many sales did the Faith in the City report quickly gain?

Answer 22

60,000

Question 23

What did a 1990 House of Lords debate say about the Faith in the City Report?

Answer 23

They talked about how there was now less social housing being made in Britain

Question 24

What fraction of council housing made up the housing market in 1979?

Answer 24

1/3

Question 25

What fraction of council housing made up the housing market in 1990?

Answer 25

1/5

Question 26

How many council houses were built in 1978?

Answer 26

100,000

Question 27

How many council houses were built in 1989?

Answer 27

20,000