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Britain Labour 1974-1979 Flashcards

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1
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What was inflation at 1974?

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15%

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What was the payment deficit at by 1974?

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3 billion pounds

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When did Labour call a new election to consolidate power?

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October 1974

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How many seats did Labour gain in October 1974?

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18

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How many seats did the Conservatives lose in October 1974?

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21

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What was Labour’s overall majority in October 1974?

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3

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What had Wilson negotiated with the TUC just before his premiership?

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The Social Contract

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What was the Social Contract?

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Voluntary Pay restraint in exchange for repealing Heath’s industrial act and pay board

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Who was put in charge of the Department of Industry?

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Tony Benn

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Who was put in charge of the Department of Employment?

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Michael Foot

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Who was made Chancellor?

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Denis Healey

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12
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What did the April 1975 budget entail?

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Steep rises in taxation and public spending being cut

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What did Tony Benn set up to administer the government’s share holdings in private companies in 1974?

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The National Enterprise Board(NEB)

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14
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Who resigned suddenly in March 1976?

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Harold Wilson

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15
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Who succeeded Harold Wilson?

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James Callaghan

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16
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What did James Callaghan call unemployment and inflation in September 1976?

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The twin evils

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17
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Who did Britain go for for a loan in 1976?

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The IMF

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18
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How much was the loan that Denis Healey received in December 1976?

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3 billion pounds

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19
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How many oilfields were in production by 1978?

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Nine

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20
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How much did inflation fall to by 1978?

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10%

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21
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What was unemployment at by 1978?

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1.6 million

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By 1977, what had Labour lost in the houses of Parliament?

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The majority

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23
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How did Labour regain the majority in 1977?

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The Lib-Lab Pact

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What did the Lib-Lab Pact entail?

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12 Liberal MPs would vote with the government and in exchange, Callaghan would move ahead with devolution

25
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When were the devolution Acts for Scotland and Wales introduced?

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1978

26
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What did the devolution Acts of 1978 allow for?

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Referendums

27
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When were the devolution referendums held?

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1 March 1979

28
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Yes to no percentages for Scotland’s referendum on devolution?

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51.6% Y/ 48.4% N

29
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What was the wage limit that Labour proposed in Autumn of 1978?

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5%

30
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Who rejected the wage limit that Labour proposed in Autumn 1978?

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TUC

31
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What were the Ford Lorry drivers able to achieve in December after a nine- week strike?

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A 15% wage rise

32
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When were industrial disputes under Callaghan brought to an end?

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March 1979

33
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How did Labour end the Winter of discontent?

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By agreeing to a 10% increase

34
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What did the government lose in March 1979?

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A vote of no confidence

35
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Why was a vote of no confidence held against Labour?

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Scottish devolution

36
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When was the first rape crisis centre opened in London?

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1976

37
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When was the Domestic Violence Act passed?

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1976

38
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When was the Sex Discrimination Act passed?

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1975

39
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What did the Sex Discrimination Act set up?

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The Equality Opportunities Commission

40
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How few investigations were held by the Equality Opportunities Commission in its first eight years?

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9

41
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When was the Employment Protection Act?

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1975

42
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What did the Employment Protection Act do?

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Introduce paid maternity leave and protect women from being fired on the basis of pregnancy

43
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How much did women’s wages rise from 1970 to 1977?

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11%

44
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How many non-white councillors were elected in 1974 and 1978?

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10 in ‘74 and 35 in ‘78

45
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When was the next Race Relations Act passed?

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1976

46
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What did the Race Relations Act of 1976 establish?

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Commission for Racial Equality

47
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How many members did the National Front have by 1976?

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20,000

48
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What was the National Front described as by 1977?

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The fourth largest political party

48
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How many incidents of National Front marches/demonstrations were reported by the Trades Council of East London?

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Over 100

49
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When was Rock Against Racism founded?

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1976

50
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How many people attended the demonstration and concert held in Trafalgar Square in April 1978?

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100,000

51
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How many Met. police officers were either black or an ethnic minority in 1976?

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70 out of 22,000

52
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How many were injured at Notting Hill Carnival due to police hostility causing a riot in 1976?

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Over 300

53
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What Sex Pistols song reached number two in the charts despite the BBC refusing to play it during the Queen’s silver jubilee?

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God Save The Queen

54
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When was Greenpeace UK formed?

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1977

55
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When did the People’s Party change its name to the Ecology Party?

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1975

56
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How many out of 419 company chairman wanted not to join the EEC?

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Only 4

57
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Which two significant Labour MPs voted against joining the EEC?

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Barbara Castle and Michael Foot

58
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How many people voted to stay?

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68.3% yes to 32.5% no

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