Heath's Government Chapter 9 (dates and stats) Flashcards
When was the 1970 election?
In June
What were the main results of the 1970 election?
330 seats for the Conservatives, 46.4% of the vote and a 30 seat majority
When was Heath an MP?
Heath (1916-2005) was an MP from 1950 to 2001
When did Heath lose the leadership?
1975
When was the Selsdon Park Conference?
January 1970
When was Rolls Royce nationalised?
1971
Given unemployment started around 1 million under Heath, by when had it fallen back to 500k?
By 1973. The Yom Kippur War and the oil embargo meant it shot up again.
When did the Yom Kippur War and the resulting Oil Embargo begin?
October 1973
When did the miners’ strike begin with a pay rise demand?
November 1973 pay rise, national strike in January 1974
During the Major Strikes in 1972, how many working days were lost?
23.9 million
When did the first miners’ strike begin?
January 1972
How many workers were laid off during the state of emergency under Heath?
1.2 million
When was the Industry Act, regulating strikes, passed?
1972
When was the 1974 general election?
28th February 1974
What were the results of the 1974 election?
297 Con seats, 37.9%
301 Labour seats, 37.1%
Hung Parliament
When was the civil rights union started in Northern Ireland?
1964
When were the first major civil rights demonstrations in NI?
1968
When did the Bogside March by the Apprentice Boys occur?
1969.
When did Wilson deploy troops to NI?
August 1969
When was Bloody Sunday?
30th January 1972
How many died in Bloody Sunday?
13 of 26 on the day, one more died of injury.
Which statistics prove the extent of violence in the troubles in 1972?
1382 explosions
10628 shootings
480 deaths
What percentage of those interned were Catholic?
95%
When was internment introduced?
1971
When was Sunningdale negotiated?
December 1973
When was Brian Faulkner replaced by Harry West as leader of the UUP?
January 1974
