Unit 3

Question 1

1970 who was government ?

Answer 1

Edward heath- conservatives

Question 2

When was the womens pay act

Answer 2

1970

Question 3

When was the industrial relations act and what did it propose

Answer 3

1971

It set up the industrial relations court to assess the validity of the strike and fined unwarranted strikes

Question 4

When was the common wealth immigrations act and what did it propose

Answer 4

1971 and was to control and restrict this perceived large-scale immigration into the UK. In particular, the Act was enacted to prevent citizens from Commonwealth countries settling permanently in the UK.

Question 5

When was the contraceptive pill by the nhs introduced

Answer 5

1971

Question 6

What was the oil crisis

Answer 6

Britons main supplier was OPEC based in the Middle East in 1973 , a war broke out between Israel and neighbouring Middle Eastern countries and Britain’s perceived support for isreal caused the oil companies to reduce their supply and increase prices

Question 7

What was the consequences of the oil crisis

Answer 7

The age of cheap fuel was over.

• severe shortages for transportation
• value of the pound went down, and caused budget deficits
• unemployment doubled from 1973 to 1978
• inflation increased by 16% by 1974

Question 8

National union of miners pay increase

Answer 8

1972 demanded in pay and in 1973 they had a pay increase by 21%

Question 9

3 day a week

Answer 9

The miners strike coincided with the oil crisis, measures had to be put in place 1973 to conserve electricity

Question 10

How much immigrants by 1974

Answer 10

1 million

Question 11

When was the Feb vote

Answer 11

1974 and Harold Wilson won

Question 12

Who took over in 1976

Answer 12

James Callaghan

Question 13

When was Bloody Sunday

Answer 13

August 1971

Question 14

The “new right”

Answer 14

Commited to less government intervention

Question 15

What Initial problems did labour face in 1974

Answer 15

• only won a 3 seat majority
• inflation
• trying to resolve miners strike

Question 16

Economic problems labour faced 1974-9

Answer 16

160% increase in commodity prices in 1971-1974

The sterling fell in value and led to inflation

Question 17

How was economic problems in 1974-9 tackled?

Answer 17

Social contract used to limit wage inflation by repealing against industrial relations act in 1971, nationalisation in return for restrain in pay claims. Ended statuary wage and price controls

Question 18

Was the social contract effective

Answer 18

Strikes went down but inflation went up by 16% in 1974

The TUC agreed to maximum £6 wage increase that helped reduce inflation

Question 19

IMF loan

Answer 19

£3 billion loan
Helped strengthen labour unity
Stabilised economy

Question 20

Industrial problems 1974-9

Answer 20

• wage demands public sector workers also demanded —-> wod
• trade unions relations broken
• new leader to TUC was less supportive of social contract

Question 21

When was the national enterprise board set up

Answer 21

1975- invest in saving jobs

Question 22

Reasons for labours loss-withholding the election

Answer 22

He decided to wait until 1979 when he hoped there would be a more significant improvement in economy, this was a fatal decision that led to some critics to suggest that the conservatives did not win the subsequent election so much as labour lost it

Question 23

How was heath prepared

Answer 23

Heath seemed prepared for government and prepared detailed policed on industrial relations and economic modernisation

Question 24

How much did cons win bh

Answer 24

5% majority of 30 seats

Question 25

POWELLS speech

Answer 25

Powells speech on immigration gained the conservatives 2.5 million votes

Question 26

How effective was heath at Handling the economy(5 factors)

Answer 26

A) selsdon park conference 
B)barber book 
3) heaths economic u turn 
4)yom kippur war 
5)industrial relations and miners strikes

Question 27

Why did cons win

Answer 27

A) Europe

2) trade unions
3) immigration policy
4) economic policy

Question 28

Labour weaknesses with Europe

Answer 28

Europe was an issue that divided labour. Wilson was ambivalent but some members of labour were pro europe such as George brown and jenkins and some were anti Europe like castle and foot , this notably caused tensions when applying to the EEC but got vetoed anyway in 1968

Question 29

Labour weaknesses within trade unions

Answer 29

Trade unions and labour traditionally got along however Wilson and castle wanted to implement policies which weakened trade unions’ autonomy, in place of strife 1969-28 day cooling period. Trade unions were unconvinced , jackjones. Humiliating

Question 30

Immigration policies during labour 1978

Answer 30

Influx of common wealth migrants 198- immigration act, race relations acts
Enoch Powell speech 2.5 mil votes

Question 31

Labours economic policies(weaknesses) under Wilson- 1967

Answer 31

The DEA and national plan did not receive anticipated growth. Didn’t wanna devalue buy had to in 1967 and was forced to devalue. Devolutionary measured we’re Sucses full but inflation was still 12% 69-70

Question 32

How effective was heath at handelling the economy (1970-1974)-Selsdon park

Answer 32

-heath and senior conservatives met at selsdon park to agree on policy programme which included tax reform better law and order cuts to public spending and to end public subsidy to lame duck industries with some similar economic ideas. This wasn’t an all out rejection to the post war consensus

Question 33

How effective was heath at hand rolling the economy (1970-4) - barber boom

Answer 33

Anthony barber the chancellor….