edward heath (1970-1974) Flashcards
edward heaths premiership: 1970-1974
Positives of Heath.
- Educated at state school.
- Cheif negotiator 1961-1963.
- Detailed plan.
The Selsdon Park Programme.
Reforms to amend manifesto, law, trade union relation, lame-duck industry, etc, in order to end the post-war consensus.
The ‘Barber Boom’.
Anthony Barber’s changes in public spending and tax cuts, causing rapid inflation.
When was Rolls Royce nationalised.
1971.
When was the Yom Kippur war.
1973.
What did the Yom Kippur war cause.
- Oil exports stopped.
- Prices for oil increased by 4x.
- National Union of Miners demanded pay rise.
The Industrial Relations Act (1971).
- Abolished National Board for Prices and Incomes.
- Set up an Industrial Relations Court.
- Strike ballots.
- ‘Cooling off’ periods between strikes.
How many workings days lost in 1972 due to strikes.
23,000,000.
When was the second oil crisis.
1973.
When and why did Heath introduce the three day working week.
1974, to conserve electrisity.
Results of the 1974 general election.
Labour won 5 more seats than the Tories, leading to hung parliment.
Why did policy under Industrial Relations Act not work.
Trade Union Congress and Confederation of British Industry opposed.
The Industry Act (1972).
Tried to involve the government in the Trade Union Congress and the Confederation of British Industry with decisions in wages, prices, investments, etc.
What did many of the Conservative party view of the Industry Act (1972).
Disapproved.
Who did Heath back in the ‘Troubles’, over what issues.
Brian Faulkner, in policies like curfews and internment.
How many of those interned between 1971-1975 were Catholics.
95%.
Bloody Sunday (1972).
The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Associations protest was fired on by the army, with 26 shot and 13 killed.
What was the IRA’s response to Bloody Sunday.
Burning down the British Embassy.
Why was 1972 the worst year for the Troubles.
- 1000 explosions.
- 10,000 shootings.
- 480 deaths.
When did Heath suspend the Stormont Parliment and bring in direct Westminster rule.
1972.
When was the Sunningdale agreement formed.
1973.
What was the Sunningdale Agreement.
A power sharing plan with support from the Social Democratic Labour Party, the Alliance and the Ulster Unionist Party rule.
When did the Ulster Unionist Party pull out of the Sunningdale Agreement.
1973.
Why did the Ulster Unionist Party stop supporting the Conservatives.
Because of the Sunningdale Agreement.
When did the NHS made the contraceptive pill more avaliable.
1971.
When was the disruption of the Miss World Contest protest.
1970.
Where were the hot-spots of feminist protests in 1971.
London and Liverpool.
What were the two main ideologies in feminism that developed.
- Radical feminism.
- Socialist feminism.
What were women permitted to do after 1971 without a male guarantor.
Take out a mortgage.
The Immigration Act (1971).
People entering Britain would need a guaranteed job and one British-born grandparent.
How many Ugandan Asians entered Britain in the early 70s.
28,000.
When and why was there a rush of Bangledeshi immigrants.
1974, due to Bangladesh break from Pakistan.
When did Friends of the Earth come into Britain.
1971.
When was The Peoples Party formed.
1973.
How many candidates did The Peoples Party put up in 1974.
5.
When was Britain accepted to the EEC.
1973.
Who was the French leader by 1973 that wanted Britain in the EEC.
Georges Pompidou.
What did many of the Conservatives think of the EEC, with a main critic example.
- That it was surrendering British sovereginity. - Enoch Powell saw Heaths signing of the Treaty before its debate was betrayal.
Why did Heath reject bonding oppirtunities with Kissinger.
Believed America should negotiate with Europe directly instead of through Britain.
What was Heaths position on Vietnman and Nixon.
- Got on with Nixon.
- Supported the USA’s intervention in Vietnam.
Why did Britain and Europe reject USA’s ask to use NATO airbases to airlift supplies to Isreal during the Yom Kippur War.
To prevent putting oil supply at risk.
When did Heath make visits to China.
1974.
