Definitions for Britain from 1964-70

Question 1

What is a Prices and Incomes policy?

Answer 1

Government policy to set limits on inflation and wage increase

Question 2

What are wildcat strikes?

Answer 2

Unorganized sudden illegal worker’s strike

Question 3

What is a white paper?

Answer 3

Government proposal making a new policy that won’t necessarily get commitment to it

Question 4

What is a Unionist for Northern Ireland matters?

Answer 4

Someone who supports independence for Ireland

Question 5

What does IRA stand for?

Answer 5

Irish Republican Army

Question 6

What are the Irish Republican Army?

Answer 6

Organisation that fights for Irish independence

Question 7

Define paramilitary

Answer 7

Non-state military force

Question 8

Paramilitary example?

Answer 8

Firefighters

Question 9

What is the Apprentice Boys organisation?

Answer 9

Organisation that abbually march to commemorate the Derry City Gates closing to Catholic forces in 1688 by 13 Apprentice Boys

Question 10

What are the Prime Minister’s questions?

Answer 10

Weekly session when selected House of Commons members put direct questions to the PM

Question 11

What is a mandate?

Answer 11

Popular backing for a policy

Question 12

What does IMF stand for?

Answer 12

International Monetary Fund

Question 13

What is the International Monetary Fund?

Answer 13

Scheme to stop countries from going bankrupt

Question 14

What is Corporatism?

Answer 14

Bringing government and business and trade unions together to discuss future wage and strike policies

Question 15

What are Private Members Bills?

Answer 15

Laws passed by House of Commons or House of Lord’s members instead of government ministers

Question 16

What is a Free Vote?

Answer 16

Individual MPs being able to vote based on their own beliefs rather than follow their party

Question 17

What are Majority verdicts?

Answer 17

When someone is convicted based on most of the verdict agreeing on conviction

Question 18

What are Unanimous verdicts?

Answer 18

When someone is only convicted if the whole of the jury agree on conviction

Question 19

What is Decriminalisation?

Answer 19

Removing something as being considered illegal

Question 20

What are comprehensive schools?

Answer 20

Schools attended by children 11-18 where the comprehensive school they go to depends on their catchment area

Question 21

What are Direct grant schools?

Answer 21

Old grammar schools that got most pupils in on scholarships

Question 22

What are pirate radio stations?

Answer 22

Radio stations which broadcast without a licence

Question 23

What is Lord Chamberlain’s office?

Answer 23

A Department of the queens household which can prevent plays from being performed

Question 24

What is censorship?

Answer 24

Government limiting what people read and see and hear by state controls

Question 25

What are Europhiles?

Answer 25

People who were enthusiastic about Britain's EEC membership

Question 26

What was the Vietnam War?

Answer 26

War from 1963-75 where the USA helped Vietnamese governments to fight Communism in North Vietnam

Question 27

What does the term East of Suez mean?

Answer 27

A way of referring to Britain's military bases in the Middle East and Asia