Social Developments: EPO - Pressure Groups and The Greenham Women Flashcards
What were Pressure Groups?
Groups of people that tried to get the government to change their policies to benefit society
Name a charity pressure group
Shelter
What did Shelter campaign against?
Homelessness
Name the most significant pressure group in Britain in the post-war years
The CND
Name a specific pacifist female pressure group in the 1980s
The Greenham Women
What decision did Thatcher make with nuclear missiles in 1979?
American Cruise Missiles would be stationed at bases in Britain
What was the initial impact in 1979 of Britain accepting American Cruise Missiles into Britain?
The CND had protest marches
When was a camp set up outside where the American Cruise Missiles were to be based?
September 1981
Where were the American Cruise Missiles to be based?
The Greenham Common
What occurred when the American Cruise Missiles arrived at the military base?
A 14-mile long human chain of 70,000 people was formed in protest
When did the missiles leave the Greenham base?
1991
When did the women finally leave the Greenham Common camp?
2000
