History - Britain

Question 1

What was the sus law, when was it passed and who under?

Answer 1

1981, under Thatcher, gave police the ability to search people who they deemed ‘suspicious’ resulting in higher amounts of arrests and racial tensions rising due to disproportionate arrests made to minorities.

Question 2

When was the Clean Air Act?

Answer 2

1956, after the Great Smog in London.

Question 3

When was Churchill Prime minister?

Answer 3

1940-45
&
1951-55

Question 4

When was Clement Attlee Prime minister?

Answer 4

1945-51

Question 5

When was the Festival of Britain?

Answer 5

1951

Question 6

When was Margaret Thatcher Prime minister? And when were her elections?

Answer 6

1979-1990.
1st: 1979
2nd: 1983
3rd: 1987

Question 7

When was Anthony Eden PM?

Answer 7

1955-57

Question 8

When was the Suez Crisis?

Answer 8

1956, under Eden.

Question 9

When was Harold MacMillan PM?

Answer 9

1957-1963

Question 10

When was Sir Douglas Home PM?

Answer 10

1963-64

Question 11

When was Harold Wilson PM?

Answer 11

1964-70
&
1974-76

Question 12

When was Edward Heath PM?

Answer 12

1970 - 74

Question 13

When was James Callaghan PM?

Answer 13

1976-79

Question 14

When was John Major PM?

Answer 14

1990-97

Question 15

When was Tony Blair PM?

Answer 15

1997-2007

Question 16

When was the Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) act?

Answer 16

1965

Question 17

What scandals happened under John Major?

Answer 17

1990: Alan Clark (Minister of State for trade) authorised arms sales to Sudan Hussein
1994: Cash for questions, where Mohammed Al-Fayed paid Neil Hamilton and David Treddinick to ask questions in commons.
1996: Tory Junior Whip, David Willets, used power to save Neil Hamilton from prosecution, later resigned.

Question 18

When were the miner strikes?

Answer 18

1984

Question 19

When was the invasion of Iraq?

Answer 19

20 March 2003

Question 20

When was the dodgy dossier?

Answer 20

2002

Question 21

When did Britain join the EEC?

Answer 21

1973, under Edward Heath

Question 22

When was decimalisation, who was it under and why was it significant?

Answer 22

1971, Heath, promoted trade and a more stable currency.

Question 23

When was devaluation of the pound?

Answer 23

1967

Question 24

How was inflation under Thatcher?

Answer 24

From 1979 at 22% inflation, it fell to 5% in 1983