The end of post-war consensus 1970-1979

Question 1

what was Heaths class background

Answer 1

lower middle class

Question 2

why did the Gov go back to Keynesian economics

Answer 2

Rolls Royce and upper Clyde shipbuilders went bankrupt

Question 3

how much did the gov give to the upper Clyde shipbuilders

Answer 3

£35mil

Question 4

when was the OPEC oil crisis

Answer 4

1973

Question 5

what were the effects of the OPEC oil crisis

Answer 5

1. fuel and petrol shortages for industries and transport
2. £ devalued
3. inflation grew to 16% by ‘74
4. unemployment x2. 785,000 1973 to 1,608,000 1978

Question 6

how much was inflation by 1974

Answer 6

16%

Question 7

what was the no. of unemployment in 1973

Answer 7

785,000

Question 8

what was the no. of unemployment in 1978

Answer 8

1,608,000

Question 9

when was Internment introduced in NI

Answer 9

1971

Question 10

when was Bloody Sunday and what happened

Answer 10

1972
GB troops open fired into Catholic protestors in Derry. 14 were killed

Question 11

when was the sunning dale agreement

Answer 11

1973

Question 12

what was the sunning dale agreement

Answer 12

an attempt at power sharing. Had protestant and catholic reps which would govern the province

Question 13

when was the industrial relations act

Answer 13

1971

Question 14

what were the conditions of the industrial relations act

Answer 14

1. national industrial relations court would judge the validity of a strike
2. TUC had to register and strikes or they would be fined

Question 15

why was the industrial relations act dropped/unsuccessful

Answer 15

TUC refused to co-operate

Question 16

how many strikes were there in 1971 vs 1973

Answer 16

228 vs 2,873

Question 17

when was the miners strike and when did they get a pay increase

Answer 17

strike in 1972
pay increase in 1973 by 21%

Question 18

what were the factors making the 3 day work week (2)

Answer 18

1. OPEC oil crisis
2. miner strikes

Question 19

who won the 1974 election

Answer 19

labour (Wilson)

Question 20

economic problems labour faced ‘74-‘79 (6)

Answer 20

1. commodity prices ⬆️ 160% from ‘71 to ‘74
2. £ lost value
3. common agricultural policy made food prices ⬆️
4. budget deficit grew
5. inflation at 24% in ‘75
6. IMF loan. £3bil

Question 21

what caused the winter of discontent (2)

Answer 21

1. lorry drivers went on strike
2. public sector workers went on strike

Question 22

When was lord Mountbatten assassinated

Answer 22

1979 by the IRA

Question 23

when was the Lib-Lab pact signed

Answer 23

1977

Question 24

why did Labour lose in 1979

Answer 24

everyone thought Callaghan would hold an election in 1978 because the economy was improving, but he wanted because he thought it would get even better. but it got worse. election was in 1979

Question 25

why did tories win in 1979 (2)

Answer 25

1. campaign 'Labour isn't working'. thatcher was a good leader 2. promised a conserve manifesto 1979

Question 26

what was the conservative manifesto 1979

Answer 26

1. more spending on police and defence 2. union reform

Question 27

when was the equal pay act and what's a potential reason for it being passed

Answer 27

1970 it was a condition of joining the EEC

Question 28

when was the sex discrimination act

Answer 28

1975

Question 29

when was/what was the race relations act

Answer 29

1976 stopping indirect discrimination (e.g. not giving someone a job because they're black)

Question 30

when did GB join the EEC

Answer 30

1973

Question 31

when was the referendum over EEC membership and what % were in support

Answer 31

1975 67% voted for being in the EEC

Question 32

what was GB relations like with USA, china and USSR in the 70s

Answer 32

USA-still close, but not as close china- improved because, USA and China improved to threaten USSR USSR-bad. suspected KGB agents in London