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Thatcher And North Sea Oil Flashcards

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What had the US Secretary of State said about Britian ?

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In 1975, before Thatcher, Henry Kissinger ‘Britain is a tragedy’ and it’s only hope was North Sea oil

This comment resonated with Thatcher

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Why was North sea oil important ?

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Significant discoveries of oil in the 1970s-80s wnd by 1981 Britian was a net exporter of oil

Oil and gas extraction made up 6% of Britains economic output

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What was a draw back of the oil production ?

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It meant that the value of the pound soured on the exchange rate and made it difficult for the manufacturing sector which lead to unemployment

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