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Society under Margaret Thatcher (1975-90)

Question 1 of 25

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When was the Battle of Oregreave?

Select one of the following:

  • 1984

  • 1985

  • 1983

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

1

Which of these are reasons why industrial disputes affected society?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Changed opinion of police

  • Divided society

  • Divided the miners themselves

  • Failure of the miners strikes led to a decline in Trade Union membership

  • Traditional skills no longer in demand

  • Women main breadwinners

  • Caused fall of Margaret Thatcher

  • Made the Working classes more united

  • Caused a rise in Trade Union membership

  • Strengthened traditional industries

Explanation

Question 3 of 25

1

Which of these strikes affected print industries

Select one or more of the following:

  • Grunwick Photographic Laboratories (1977)

  • Wapping Newspaper Plant (1986)

  • Grunwick Photographic Laboratories (1986)

  • Wapping Newspaper Plant (1977)

Explanation

Question 4 of 25

1

Where was old industry based?

Select one of the following:

  • North

  • South

  • East

  • West

Explanation

Question 5 of 25

1

Where were the new industries based?

Select one of the following:

  • South

  • West

  • North

  • East

Explanation

Question 6 of 25

1

What happened after old industries disappeared

Select one or more of the following:

  • Working classes more likely to be unemployed

  • London became economic centre of Britain

  • Working class certainties vanished

  • Middle classes more likely to be unemployed

  • Cardiff became economic centre of Britain

  • Middle class certainties vanished

Explanation

Question 7 of 25

1

In the period 1975 to 1990, where did immigrants come from?

Select one or more of the following:

  • India

  • Pakistan

  • Bangladesh

  • Spain

  • Morocco

  • Tokyo

Explanation

Question 8 of 25

1

When was the new Immigration Act passed?

Select one of the following:

  • 1981

  • 1982

  • 1983

  • 1980

Explanation

Question 9 of 25

1

What was the Poll Tax?

Select one of the following:

  • A new way of funding local government

  • A way of ensuring social unity

  • A way of making money to spend on Europe

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

1

When was the Anti Poll Tax Federation set up?

Select one of the following:

  • 1989

  • 1988

  • 1987

  • 1990

Explanation

Question 11 of 25

1

How many people attended the Trafalgar Square demonstration in 1989?

Select one of the following:

  • 200,000

  • 60,000

  • 600,000

  • 20,000

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

1

Who was blamed for fights breaking out?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Anarchists

  • Unemployed Miners

  • Police

  • Bystanders

  • Margaret Thatcher

  • The National Front

Explanation

Question 13 of 25

1

How many people were injured in the riots?

Select one of the following:

  • 5000

  • 6000

  • 7000

  • 5476

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

1

How many were arrested

Select one of the following:

  • 300

  • 250

  • 350

  • 400

Explanation

Question 15 of 25

1

Where were there riots from 1980-1985?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Liverpool

  • Bristol

  • South London

  • Brixton

  • Tottenham

  • Manchester

  • Newcastle

  • Leeds

Explanation

Question 16 of 25

1

Why did the CND gain new life?

Select one of the following:

  • Weak opposition

  • More weapons

  • More immigrants

  • A new public opinion

Explanation

Question 17 of 25

1

What was the publication which the Church of England published in 1985 called?

Select one of the following:

  • Faith and the City

  • Faith and the Town

  • Religion and the City

  • Faith in the City

Explanation

Question 18 of 25

1

Who did the Animal Liberation Front post letter bombs to?

Select one of the following:

  • Margaret Thatcher

  • Michael Hestletine

  • Michael Foot

  • Geoffrey Howe

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

1

When did the Greenham women set up their base at the Greenham Common Base?

Select one of the following:

  • 1981

  • 1980

  • 1982

  • 1983

Explanation

Question 20 of 25

1

What did the women of Greenham Common set up in 1983?

Select one of the following:

  • 14 mile human chain

  • 12 mile human chain

  • 15 mile wooden fence

  • 16 mile human chain

Explanation

Question 21 of 25

1

In 1979, share ownership was at 3 million. What was it at in 1990?

Select one of the following:

  • 9 million

  • 10 million

  • 8 million

  • 7 million

Explanation

Question 22 of 25

1

Why did it make life insecure for employees of privatised companies?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Lost jobs

  • No job security

  • no pension provision

  • Worse working conditions

  • Wage cuts

Explanation

Question 23 of 25

1

How many people had bought their council houses in 1988?

Select one of the following:

  • 2 million

  • 3 million

  • 4 million

  • 1 million

Explanation

Question 24 of 25

1

What were the issues with the Housing Act?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Didn't rebuild the houses that were bought

  • Quality of houses lessened

  • People housed in B&Bs

  • Longer waiting lists

  • Cut government profits

  • Ran out of houses to sell

Explanation

Question 25 of 25

1

Why was culture more aggressive?

Select one of the following:

  • Weak opposition

  • Less MPs

  • Not enough support

  • More people had jobs in culture

Explanation

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