thatcher: political and social division Flashcards
how did Thatcher attempt to push national unity?
how did it work
speeches about the threat of russia
the Faulkland war
* promoted it as an affornt on British values
* complex, expnasive and expensive military operations to get the islands back
seen as a defense of national honour
nationalistic headlines
surge of support for thatchers government.
why did Thatcher dislike class politics?
thoguht it undermined national unity and british values of hard-work
unions - problemaic as tey put the needs of the WC over the needs of the nation as a whole.
why was it thought that Welsh and Scottish nationalism grew under Thatcher?
the Southeast prospered under Thatcherism bu Wales and Scotland didnt (overly reliant on manual industry so suffered under Thatchers policies.
grew hatred for Thathcer and support for nationalists
