The End Of Post War Consensus, 1970-79 Flashcards

Heath's government, Labour governments of Wilson and Callaghan, society in the 1970s and foreign affairs

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When was Heath PM?
What sort of approach did he take?

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1970-74
‘Seldsdon Man’ or the ‘new right’
Break away from post war consensus

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How was Heath’s approach on not imposing wage freezes u-turned?

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Industry Act 1972

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Which act did the TUC formally reject?

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1971 Industrial Relations Act

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How many working days were lost in 1972?
Highest since ….

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23,909,000
General Strike 1926

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What did the NUM strike in 1973 cause?
What was another cause?

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3 day week
Arab Israeli War 1973

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What happened to oil prices after the Arab-Israeli War?

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4x usual levels

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Who was NUM leader for the 1972 and 1974 strikes?

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Joe Gormley

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Who led the Yorkshire miners during the 1972 and 1974 strikes?

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Arthur Scargill

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What did the Sunningdale Agreement propose?

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Power sharing Executive of both unionists and nationalists
New NI Assembly elected under proportional representation
Council of Ireland with input from ROI

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Who opposed the Sunningdale Agreement?

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UVF, UDA, UUP

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Republican paramilitary organisations

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IRA (provisional)
INLA (formed out of Official IRA)

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Loyalist paramilitary groups

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UDA
UVF

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When was the Sunningdale Agreement proposed?

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1973

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When was Wilson PM again?
What situation did he inherit?

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1974-76
15% inflation and BoP deficit of £3bn

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What did Wilson negotiate with the TUC whilst still in opposition?
Was it effective?

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The Social Contract 1973
It failed to limit wage demands

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What two things undermined Wilson’s second term attempt at improving economy?

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National Enterprise Board not effective
Nationalised British Leyland 1975, lame ducks

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What did the Pay Restraint Policy help achieve in 1975?
Who’s budget helped?

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Inflation down from 27% to 13%
Denis Healey, Chancellor

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What happened to Wilson in March 1976?
Who replaced him?

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He resigned
Callaghan

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When was Callaghan PM?
What is he remembered for?

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1976-79
IMF loan and Winter of Discontent

20
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Why was the IMF loan not as bad as the press presented it?

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Only half used, payed off by 1979
Healey was misinformed

21
Q

What gave Callaghan a majority?
Why did it break down?

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Lib lab pact 1977
1978 devolution act failed

22
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Why did the Winter of Discontent happen?
When was it?

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1978, TUC rejected 5% pay increase

23
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What was the average pay increase after the Winter of Discontent?

24
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What did the government lose in 1979?
What mistake did Callaghan make?

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A vote of no confidence over Scottish devolution
He should have called an election in August 1978

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What caused the Sunningdale Agreement to collapse? When did it collapse?
Ulster Workers Council strike in 1974 limited power and telecommunications Wilson had to reimpose direct rule
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What did Wilson create to determine NI government's future? Why did it fail?
Northern Ireland Constitution Commission Unionists majority, they opposed power sharing, dissolved in 1976
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What happened after 'Special Category Status' removed from terrorist prisoners? How many involved by 1979?
1976 Blanket Protest, 1978 Dirty Protest 250
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What improved the economic situation for Callaghan? What happened to inflation?
North Sea Oil 10% by 1978
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What event was pivotal for promoting Women's Liberation?
1970 Miss World Protest
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When was the first Rape Crisis Centre opened?
1976
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When was the Domestic Violence Act? Why did it allow?
1976 Restraining orders for violent partners
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When was the Sex Discrimination Act? What was set up? How successful was it?
1975 Equal Commission Commission Only 9 investigations between 1976-83, 10% claims in workplace successful
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What introduced maternity leave? What did it outlaw?
1975 Employment Protection Act Dismissal on grounds of pregnancy
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Women doing housework: Full time: ? Part time: ? Men: ?
Full time: 23 Part time: 35 Men: 9
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How many Ugandan Asians moved to the UK in the 1970s? What were they exceptions to?
28,000 The Immigration Act 1971
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How many non-white councillors in London in 1974? What about 1978?
10 35
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What act in 1976, what did it set up? What did this organisation say?
Race Relations Act, Commission for Racial Equality 'racial prejudice is rife, so is racial discrimination, while the response of the Government has been disappointingly inadequate'
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How many members did the National Front have in 1976?
20,000
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Only .... of 22,000 in MET police officers were of an ethnic minority background.
70
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Who was the first black England player?
Viv Anderson 1978
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Which radical environmental groups set up in the 1970s?
Greenpeace UK 1977 Animal Liberation Front 1976
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How many candidates did the Ecology Party have in the 1979 General election?
53
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When did Heath finally get Britain into the EEC? Why did Powell disagree?
1973 Sovereignty
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When was the European Referendum?
1974
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Who was 'yes'?
Roy Jenkins, Heath, most Conservatives, liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe 415/419 company chairmen
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Who was 'no'?
Tony Benn, Enoch Powell, Ian Paisley
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'Yes' outvoted 'no' ..... : .....
2:1