topic 3 1970s Flashcards
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
unions werenot effective
when did the TUC reject a wage increase of how much
1978
5%
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
unions werenot effective
when was the winter of discontent
1978-1979
strikes by lots of public sector workers
not as bad as 1974 miners strikes tho
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
unions werenot effective
what happened in 1977
a state of emergancy was declared because fire fighters and ambulance drivers went on strike
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
econemny
when was an IMF loan taken out and how much
1976
£3 million due to fears of a run on the pound which never actually happened and the econmeny recovered
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
econemny
what was inflation in 1978
bellow 10%
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
econemny
what was unmeployment in 1978
1.6 million but falling
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
econemny
what happened in 1978 which helped the econemny
there were 9 north sea oil fields in production
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
northern ireland
when were dirty protests and how many people took part
1978 due to special category status being removed in 1976
by 1979 250 people took part
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
northern ireland
what protest happened in 1976
blanket protests as they refused to wear criminals unifrom
james callaghans effectiveness 1976-1979
northern ireland
when was special category status taken away
1976
1964-1979 british society was transformed
gender
what was the 1975 sex discrimination act and how many claims were delt with successfully
end work place disrimination based on gender and marital status
only 10% successful
1964-1979 british society was transformed
gender
what was girls eductation like
still very much domesticated and they left school at the minium age of 14
1964-1979 british society was transformed
gender
when did the TUC recognise women
in 1979
because in 1964 it was very uncommon for married women to work
1964-1979 british society was transformed
gender
what was the gender pay gap in 1970 and 1977
1970 - women earned 59% of mens wages
1977 women earned 77% of mens wages
1964-1979 british society was transformed
race
in 1974 and 1978 how many non white councilors did london borough council have
1974 - 10
1978 - 38
but this was not a fair represntation of the population
1964-1979 british society was transformed
race
when was rock against racisum
1976
in response to enoch powells speach and his supporters
1964-1979 british society was transformed
race
when was there violence at nottinghill carnival
1976
due to tensions about young black people feeling unfairly targeted by the police
1964-1979 british society was transformed
youth
when did the punk trend begin and what happened
1975/76
their image was supposed to be shocking and they created moral panic due to the violence associated
1964-1979 british society was transformed
youth
what did the 1969 survey say about drugs
young people were more likely to have caffine , tobacco and alcohol than drugs
1964-1979 british society was transformed
youth
how was punks differnet to before
they rejected the hippie culture
1964-1979 british society was transformed
youth
when did football hooliginsium become a problem
end of the 1970s
for example the chelsea head hunters
feminisum and a social revolution 1970s
when did the pill become available through the nhs
1971
feminisum and a social revolution 1970s
what did the 1976 domestic violence act say
meant you could get a restraining order against a family memeber
feminisum and a social revolution 1970s
when could women get a mortage without a male garantor
1971
