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History Paper 2: Section 8 - Thatcher > Social - Key Facts > Flashcards

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Representatives of the Looney Left

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  • Ken Livingstone
  • Derek Hatton
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Legislation to limit industrial action

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  • Employment Act 1980 and 1982
  • Trade Union Act 1984
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Aim of Arthur Scargill

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‘Bring down the wicked Tory government’

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Miners that Scargill lost support from

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Nottingham

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Quotes that Neil Kinnock said about Thatcher and Scargill

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‘My view is that Margaret Thatcher and Arthur Scargill deserved each other’

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Reduction in the number of miners from 1979

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140,000

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Fraction of union membership from 1979

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2/3

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Chair of the National Coal Board

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Ian McGregor

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Number of pit closures proposed in the secret NCB plan

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70

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British mines produced …

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‘The finest deep mined coal in the world’

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Decline of coal mines in Britain

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The number of British miners and pits halved each decade since 1945

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Public health crisis of the era

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AIDs Crisis

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City that was particularly hit by alcohol and drug misuse

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Liverpool

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Event that meant more drugs could get to Britain

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Afghan War

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Laws that gave police officers permission to stop and search suspected people if they thought they might commit a crime

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SUS Laws

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Name of the Operation which aimed to reduce street crime

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Operation Swamp

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Number of people arrested in Operation Swamp

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1,000 people in 6 days

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Protest against American Cruise Missiles in Britain

Both 1981 and 1983

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  • Greenham Women
  • 14-mile human chain
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Environmental disasters that made people more conscious of environmental issues

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  • Bhopal Gas Leak 1984
  • Chernobyl Nuclear Accident 1986
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Number of people at the anti-poll tax riots in Trafalgar Square in 1990

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250,000

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Number of people injured from the anti-poll tax riots in Trafalgar Square in 1990

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5,000

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Number of arrests from the anti-poll tax riots in Trafalgar Square in 1990

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300

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Number of people that had taken advantage of the ‘right to buy’ scheme in 1988

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2 Million

History Paper 2: Section 8 - Thatcher (7 decks)

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