Britain Tories 1970-1974

Question 1

1What are lame-duck industries?

Answer 1

One that is unable to compete and survive without support from the State

Question 2

What did Heath aim to do to lame duck industries?

Answer 2

End subsidy

Question 3

What was school leaving age raised to?

Answer 3

16

Question 4

What changed about the currency in 1971?

Answer 4

Decimalisation

Question 5

Who was Edward Heath’s Chancellor?

Answer 5

Anthony Barber

Question 6

What classic Conservative budget did Anthony Barber introduce?

Answer 6

Tax cuts

Question 7

What accompanied the ‘Barber Boom’ at the start of the 1970s?

Answer 7

A rapid rise in inflation

Question 8

What accompanied the inflation at the start of the 1970s?

Answer 8

Unemployment

Question 9

What is the combination of inflation and stagnant economic growth called?

Answer 9

Stagflation

Question 10

What prestigious engineering firm was nationalised in 1971?

Answer 10

Rolls Royce

Question 11

What was the consequence of Heath’s U-turn

Answer 11

Unemployment fell back to 500,000 by 1973

Question 12

What war began in the Middle East under Heath?

Answer 12

The Yom Kippur War

Question 13

When was the Yom Kippur War?

Answer 13

October 1973

Question 14

What did OPEC introduce due to the Yom Kippur War?

Answer 14

An oil embargo

Question 15

When was the Industrial Relations Act?

Answer 15

1971

Question 16

What did the Industrial Relations Act set up?

Answer 16

Industrial Relations Court

Question 17

Which two organisations opposed the Industrial Relations Act?

Answer 17

Trade Union Congress(TUC) and Confederation of British Industry(CBI)

Question 18

How many days lost in strikes were there in 1972?

Answer 18

23,909,000

Question 19

When did the Miners’ strike start?

Answer 19

January 1972

Question 20

When was a State of Emergency declared due to the fuel shortage?

Answer 20

9th of February 1972

Question 21

How many workers were laid off during the State of Emergency?

Answer 21

1.2 million

Question 22

Who were newly included in the Industry Act of 1972?

Answer 22

The TUC and the CBI

Question 23

Who led the Yorkshire Miners during the NUM strike?

Answer 23

Arthur Scargill

Question 24

What was the outcome of the 1974 election?

Answer 24

Hung parliament

Question 25

How many more seats did Labour win than the Tories?

Answer 25

5

Question 26

When was the third application to join the EEC?

Answer 26

1971

Question 27

Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle?

Answer 27

Georges Pompidou

Question 28

In January 1973 how many more countries joined the EEC's 'Six'?

Answer 28

3 making it 'The Nine'

Question 29

How many Labour MPs voted against Harold Wilson and for the EEC?

Answer 29

69

Question 30

Who was the US's secretary of State that Heath repeatedly rejected?

Answer 30

Henry Kissinger

Question 31

Did Heath support the war in Vietnam?

Answer 31

Yes

Question 32

What was called in regards to the Cold War during the 1970s?

Answer 32

A détente

Question 33

When did Mao Zedong and President Nixon meet to ease relationships?

Answer 33

February 1972

Question 34

When was the pill made available through the NHS?

Answer 34

1971

Question 35

When was the Equal Pay Act passed?

Answer 35

1970

Question 36

When was the Immigration Act passed?

Answer 36

1971

Question 37

What did the Immigration Act ensure people needed to immigrate from the New Commonwealth?

Answer 37

At least a grandparent born in Britain and a guaranteed job

Question 38

By 1974, how many New Commonwealth immigrants had come to Britain?

Answer 38

Over 1 million

Question 39

How many candidates did the National Front put up in the 1974 election?

Answer 39

90

Question 40

When did the environmental organisation Friends of Earth reach the UK?

Answer 40

1971