Thatcherism key dates Flashcards
When did Thatcher come to power?
1979
When was inflation at 19%?
1979
When was Monetarism adopted?
1980
When was the first employment act?
1980
When was the Housing Act?
1980
When did Michael Foot become Labour leader?
1980
When did a number of riots break out in cities?
1981
When was the first serious slump?
1981
When did the Falklands War begin?
1982
When was the second Employment Act?
1982
When was Thatcher’s second election victory?
1983
When did Neil Kinnock become Labour leader?
1983
When did inflatin drop to just 5%?
1983
When was the Greater London Council abolished?
1983
When did Raegan announce the development of a Strategic Defence Initiative?
1983
When was the Miner’s strike?
1984-5
When was there an IRA bombing in Brighton?
1984
When was the Sino-British Join Declaration signed?
1984
When were there more riots in major cities?
1985
When did Kinnock give his Anti-Militant speech?
1985
When did oil revenue peak?
1985
When was the Anglo-Irish Agreement?
August, 1985
When was the Westland Affair?
1986
When was supply-side economics adopted?
1986
