Key dates (Thatcher) Flashcards

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1980 (3)

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Monetarism was adopted as an economic strategy to deal with inflation.

Thatcher installed Trident, a new generation of nuclear missiles in Britain.

The 1980 Housing Act gave tenants in Council Houses who had lived there for over three years the right to buy their house with a 33% discount from the market rate. Anyone who had lived in one for more than twenty years could get a 50% discount.

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1980-84

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A number of laws were introduced to control aspects of Trade Union activity.

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1981 (3)

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Particularly savage spending cuts were criticised by over 350 leading economists.

Thatcher shows sanctioning of aggressive policing during “Operation Swamp ‘81”.

The New Cross Fire / “Massacre” and riots from following Swamp.

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1982

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Falklands War.

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1982-1988

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Thatcher’s economic policy adopts “supply-side economics”.

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1982-1986

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Privatisation of a number of key industries.

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1984

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The IRA Grand Hotel Bomb.

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1984-1985

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Thatcher’s government showed a strong show of defiance in the face of the miners’ strike during this time.

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1986 (3)

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Deregulation of the city of London.

The 1986 Social Security Act tried to stop rise in social security costs by introducing means tests for some universal benefits.

Section 28

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1987

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Black Monday Stock Market Crash wiped £50 million off of the value of shares on the London Stock Market.

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1988

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The number of new Council homes being built was reduced by the 1988 Housing Act banning Councils from using money raised from the sale of Council homes to invest in building new ones.

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1989 (2)

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Thatcher took steps to create an internal market in the NHS. Rather than hospitals being funded directly, the new system would lead to district hospitals buying services from local hospitals.

Labour abandoned many of the hard-left policies that they had embraced in the early 1980s.

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1990 (2)

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Poll Tax and protests.

Clear existence of “Mondeo man” voters.

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When was Monetarism adopted as an economic strategy to deal with inflation?

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1980

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When did Thatcher introduce Trident and what was it?

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1980

Trident was a new generation of nuclear missiles in Britain

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What was the 1980 housing act?

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  • Gave tenants in Council Houses who had lived there for over three years the right to buy their house with 33% discount from the market rate
  • Anyone who had lived in one for more than twenty years could get a 50% discount.
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When were a number of laws were introduced to control aspects of Trade Union activity?

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When were particularly savage spending cuts were criticised by over 350 leading economists?

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When did Thatcher show sanctioning of aggressive policing during “Operation Swamp ‘81”?

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When was the New Cross Fire / “Massacre” and riots from following Swamp?

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When was the Falklands war?

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When was Thatcher’s economic policy adopts “supply-side economics”?

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When was the privatisation of a number of key industries?

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When was the IRA Grand Hotel Bomb?

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When did Thatcher’s government show strong defiance in the face of the miners’ strike?
1984-1985
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When was the deregulation of the city of London?
1986
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When was Thatcher's Social Security Act?
1986
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What was the 1986 Social Security Act?
Tried to stop rise in social security costs by introducing means tests for some universal benefits
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When was section 28?
1986
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When was Black Monday?
1987
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What was Black Monday?
Black Monday Stock Market Crash wiped £50 million off of the value of shares on the London Stock Market
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When was the Housing Act?
1988
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What was the 1988 Housing Act?
The number of new Council homes being built was reduced by the 1988 Housing Act banning Councils from using money raised from the sale of Council homes to invest in building new ones
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Which year did Thatcher attempt to change how NHS hospitals were run?
1989
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In 1989, how did Thatcher try to change how NHS hospitals were run?
Thatcher took steps to create an internal market in the NHS. Rather than hospitals being funded directly, the new system would lead to district hospitals buying services from local hospitals
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When did Labour abandon many of their hard-left policies?
1989
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When was the Poll tax and protests?
1990
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When did the clear existence of “Mondeo man” voters begin?
1990