Conservative 1970-1974 (& 70s social) Flashcards
How much of a pay rise did the miners demand in the 1972 strike
27% (in line with 28% inflation)
Which committee agreed with the miners on the pay rise in 1972
Wilberforce Committee
What was the main event of the 1972 miners strike
Battle of Saltly Gate
In terms of working days lost 1972 was the worst year since when
1926 (General Strike)
Who was the leader of the NUM
Joe Gormley (until 1982)
When was the 3 day week
Jan-March 1974
How much of a pay rise did the miners demand in the 1974 strike
35%
Who claimed that they were directly trying to take out the Conservative government using strikes
Arthur Scargill
What caused the Oil crisis
Yom-Kippur War
What are the reasons for the result of the 1970 election
Labour’s poor economic policy
Industrial action
Enoch Powell’s public popularity
Conservative ‘Selsdon Man’ approach
Skewed electoral system
What was the Selsdon Man approach
Government would be hands off and leave the people to promote their own interests
Tax and Union reform, law & order, immigration control, ending public subsidy of lame ducks
What are Heath’s 2 big social reforms
Age for leaving school rose to 16
Reorganisation of local government
When was decimalisation
15 Feb 1971
What was the Barber Boom
Tax cuts, high inflation, wage demands
Who were Heath’s Chancellors
Iain Macleod (30 days)
Anthony Barber
When was Rolls Royce nationalised
1971
What businesses were involved in Heath’s economic U-Turn
Rolls Royce
Upper Clyde Shipbuilders
When did the Oil crisis begin
October 1973
What did the Industrial Relations Act 1971 do
Set up industrial relations court
Strike ballots
Cooling off period
What was the aim of the 1972 industry act
Open negotiations with the TUC/CBI over wages and benefits
What was ‘Competition and Credit Control’
Liberalisation of the banking system
When was VAT introduced and at what level
1973
10%
When was the pound floated
1972
What was Heath’s slogan in the 1974 election
Who Governs Britain?
How did markets react to the flotation of the pound
Plunged in the markets
What controversial decision was made in education
Ending free school milk
THATCHER MILK SNATCHER
How many people were killed by the British Army in Bloody Sunday
13
What percentage of people interned 1971-75 were Catholic
95%
How many were killed in the troubles in 1972
480
When did Heath suspend Stormont
March 1972
What did the Sunningdale Agreement propose
New NI assembly
Proportional representation
Power sharing
Input from Southern Ireland
What was the Widgery Report
A report that found that protesters were responsible for Bloody Sunday and not army
What were Diplock Courts
Non-jury trials held for specific serious offences in NI
What were the two main social groups in the 70s
Punks & Skinheads
(Football Hooliganism)
What groups formed over racial issues
Nation Front, British Movement
Rock Against Racism, Anti-Nazi League, CARF
How many Ugandan immigrants were accepted in 1972
28,000
How many members did the National Front have in 1976
20,000
What percentage of the Met Police were white
99.997%
Who were Blair Peach and Kevin Gateley
Victims of racist police brutality
How many of London’s 1,800+ councillors were not white in 1974 &1978
1974 - 10
1978 - 35
Where can positive race representation be seen on TV
Grange Hill
Top of the Pops
It ain’t half racist mum
Ending of The B&W minstrel show
What were the main issues with Race and Education
Minorities often labelled underachievers
Unemployment rate for black students upon leaving education doubled (1973-76)
What legislation was put forward by the government in regards to race relations
1971 Immigration Act
1972 Education: A Framework for Expansion
1979 Rampton Committee
How many attended the 1978 Trafalgar Square Rock Against Racism concert
100,000
Who was the first black football player on the England team (1978)
Viv Anderson
When did the environmental organisation ‘Friends of the Earth’ expand to the UK
1971
When was the Three Mile Island nuclear meltdown
1979
When was Greenpeace UK formed
1977
In 1975 how many cigarettes was it discovered were being given to Beagles a day during animal testing
30
When did the Animal Liberation front form and what were their tactics
1976
Violence (Letter bombs)
Who presented the 1979 series Life on Earth
David Attenborough
What are best examples of environmentalism on TV
Watership Down
The Good Life
The Wombles
The Green Death
How many near critical incidents occurred at Windscale Power Station (75-79)
5
When did the pill become available on the NHS
1971
What was in the 1976 Domestic Violence Act
Women were able to take out restraining orders against violent partners
What did the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act do
Forbade discrimination on the basis of gender or marital status
Set up the Equality Opportunities Commission
How many investigations did the Equality Opportunities Commission launch from 1976-1983
9
What did the Employment Protection Act 1975 do
Guaranteed paid maternity leave, made it illegal to dismiss employees due to pregnancy
What did Heath call the Special Relationship
The Natural Relationship
What was Nixon’s ‘Year in Europe’ policy
Expanding US influence in Europe (NATO) following Heath’s prioritising of the EEC over the US
How did US and UK responses to the Yom Kippur War differ
US - Increasing military aid for Israel
UK - Neutrality which led to Heath being shunned by Nixon
Who succeeded De Gaulle as French President
Georges Pompidou
When did the UK join the EEC
1st Jan 1973
What was signed following the acceptance of the UK’s application
Treaty of Accession (1972)
Why was the timing of EEC acceptance unlucky
Economic boom was declining
What stalled UK-EEC negotiations in 1971
Commonwealth trade (New Zealand butter & Caribbean Sugar)
Budget contributions
