Social - Key Facts Flashcards

1
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Name of the act that proposed devolution

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Devolution Act for Scotland and Wales

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2
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Clause added to the Devolution Act which made it unlikely to pass

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Referendums had to be conducted before devolution could go ahead

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3
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Result of the Welsh Devolution Referendum

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  • 20.3% for
  • 79.9% against
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4
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Result of the loss of devolution in Scotland

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Scottish nationalist MPs withdrew their support from the Labour Party

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5
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Centre that opened in London in 1976

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Rape Crisis Centre

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6
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Act that made it possible for women to take out court order restraining violent partners

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Domestic Violence Act 1976

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7
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Held in response to the Yorkshire Ripper

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‘Reclaim the Night’ Marches

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8
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TUC Charter concerning Women

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Equality for Women within Trade Unions

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9
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Percentage of Women’s compared to Men’s wages in 1977

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70%

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10
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Campaign that started in response to Eric Clapton supporting Enoch Powell’s River of Blood speech

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Rock against Racism

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11
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Number of people that attended the Rock against Racism concernt

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100,000

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12
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Black Footballers

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  • Justin Fashanu
  • John Barnes
  • Viv Anderson
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13
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Number of racist incidents in the Trade Council of East London

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Over 100 including 2 murders

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14
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Fraction increase in the number of assults on Asians and African-Carribeans

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1/3

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15
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Murder victim of the National Front in 1976

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Gurdip Singh Cahggar

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16
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Name of the riots in the summer of 1976

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Southall Riots

17
Q

Point lead the Conservatives gained after taking a tough stance on immigration

A

11

18
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Point lead the Conservatives gained after taking a tough stance on immigration

A

11

19
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Number of police officers that were an ethnic minority in the Met Police

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70 out of 22,000

20
Q

Number of people injured in riots at the Notting Hill Carnival in 1976

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Over 300

21
Q

Member of the Anti-Nazi League and teacher that was murdered by police

A

Blair Peach

22
Q

US Band that help start the Punk movement

A

New York Dolls

23
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British punk bands

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  • Sex Pistols
  • The Clash
  • The Damned
  • The Buzzcocks
24
Q

People who opened a botique called SEX

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  • Vivienne Westwood
  • Malcom McLaren
25
Q

Headlines after the Sex Pistols swore on live TV

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  • ‘The Filth and the Fury’
  • ‘TV Fury over Rock cult Filth’
26
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Name of the controversial single by the Sex Pistols

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God save the Queen

27
Q

What was football hooliganism dubbed as

A

The English Disease

28
Q

Environmental organisation formed in 1977

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Greenpeace

29
Q

Name of David Attenborough’s documentary in 1979

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Life on Earth

30
Q

Theoriser of the Gaia theory

A

James Lovelock

31
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Number of canidates the Ecology Party put up in 1979

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53