end of consensus 1970-79 Flashcards

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What was stagflation?

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Combination of inflation and economic stagnation/unemployment

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What was Heath’s u-turn?

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1970 election manifesto promised to end subsidy of ‘lame duck’ industry - u-turned on this by nationalising rolls royce in 1971

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What effect did the Yom Kippur War have on Heath’s government?

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OPEC declared an oil embargo - oil prices increased by 4x

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How many days were lost to strikes in 1972?

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24 million, the most since the general strike of 1926

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What measures did Heath implement to deal with oil and coal shortages?

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3 day week, TV shut off at 10:30

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What was internment and when was it implemented?

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Locking up suspects without trial - implemented by Heath’s govt in 1971

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What % of those interned between 1971-75 were Catholic?

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95%

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What was Bloody Sunday?

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British soliders killed 13 NI citizens protesting internment in Derry

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What was direct rule?

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Suspension of NI Stormont parliament and direct rule from Westminster

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What was the Sunningdale agreement and what did it propose?

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Attempt at compromise by Heath/Whitelaw - proposed power-sharing executive, proportional representation and some ROI input

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Why did Sunningdale fail?

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Opposition from both sides - unionists opposed any ROI input and nationalists saw it as a sell out

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How was the economy when Labour returned to power in 1974?

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In ruins - inflation at 15%, deficit of £3 billion (£26 billion today)

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What was Wilson’s ‘social contract’?

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Repealing Heath’s measures against the unions in exchange for voluntary pay restraint

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What were Callaghan’s ‘twin evils’?

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Unemployment and inflation

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What did Callaghan and Healey do in 1976 to save the economy?

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Applied for a £3 billion loan from the IMF (International Monetary Fund)

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What was the Lib-Lab pact?

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12 Liberal MPs would vote with Labour - restored majority

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How was the economy in 1978?

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Callaghan managed to restore the economy - GDP up 3.4% in 1978 and had £250 million surplus

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What effect did the Winter of Discontent have?

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Made Britain look backwards (bodies piling up in streets) - “sick man of Europe”

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What was the NICC

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Northern Irish Constitution Convention - set up by Labour to govern NI

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What happened to the NICC?

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Failed due to unionist majority who opposed any form of power sharing

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What was special category status and when was it removed?

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In 1976, special category status was removed meaning that IRA prisoners were no longer considered political prisoners

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What was the ‘Dirty Protest’?

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Over 250 prisoners refused to leave their cells and smeared excrement on the walls

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What measures were taken to tackle gender inequality between 1970-79?

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1975 Sex Discrimination Act - outlawed discrimination on basis of gender or marital status

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When was the birth control pill first made available through the NHS?

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How much did women's wages increase in comparison to men's during the 1970s?
From 59% in 1970 to 70% in 1977
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What was the Employment Protection Act 1975?
Introduced paid maternity leave and outlawed dismissal on grounds of pregnancy
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When did Trade Unions first advocate for equality?
1979
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What was the 1971 Immigration Act?
Restricted Commonwealth immigration - had to have a guaranteed job and at least one grandparent born in Britain
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What was the National Front?
Political party prominent in the 70s opposing non-white immigration
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What were Thatcher's views on immigration?
Thatcher attempted to appeal to NF ideals in a 1978 interview, talking about ending New Commonwealth immigration
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What was Heath's attitude to Europe?
Extremely pro-Europe, desperate for EEC membership
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When did Britain first join the EEC?
1973
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Why did Wilson call a referendum on EEC membership in 1975?
To maintain unity in the Labour party
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What % of Britons voted to remain in the EEC in 1975?
68%
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What was the Markov affair?
Markov was a Bulgarian who defected to the West and was outspoken in his criticism of Communism - assassinated in London in 1978
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How did relations with China change between 1970-79?
Improved massively - Heath was made "People's Friendship Envoy" and Hua Guofeng became the first Communist Chinese leader to visit Britain in 1979
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When did unemployment hit 1 million?
1972
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What was the Domestic Violence Act and when was it passed?
Passed in 1976, made it possible for women to get restraining orders on violent partners
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When did the birth control pill become available freely on the NHS?
1971
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How many New Commonwealth immigrants had come to Britain by 1974?
1 million
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How many black police officers were there?
Only 70 out of a total 22,000
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What was the punk movement?
Rejection of 60s hippie culture, linked to nihilism and shocking clothing/hair, rejection of commercialism
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What were the political results of increased environmental concern in the 1970s?
Ecology Party (later Green Party) was formed and put up 53 candidates in the 1979 election
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What were the social results of increased environmental concern in the 1970s?
Greenpeace founded in 1971 (UK 1977), CND campaigned as nuclear power deemed unsafe, Attenborough's "Life on Earth" (1979)