'The Thatcher years' evidence

North/south divide

Immigration

1984 Battle of Orgreave

By the 1980s, 'King Coal' was supplying how much of Britain's energy needs?

1979-1990: employment of coal industry

1984 splits in NUM

1980 and '81 urban rioting

1981 Scarman report

1985 rioting in Tottenham

Rise in football hooliganism

Extra-parliamentary protest movements

Greenham women

Anti-poll tax riot

Media and culture

1979-1990 stocks and shares ownership by individuals

Housing Act 1980 - 'Right to Buy'

Enterprise culture caused public sector unions to become more militant

Union membership fell

Rhodesia

The Falkland Islands

The Falklands War

National press re. Falklands War

People Thatcher bashed for being 'wet' about Falklands War

Long-term effects of Falklands War

Thatcher's persistent campaign for Britain to be given a rebate from EEC

Single European Market

Thatcher had good working relationship in Europe with..?

Turning point in European relations

Thatcher clashed with who in the European Commission?

Which cabinet members did Thatcher's negative line on Europe cause tension with?

Thatcher had a fractious relationship in Europe with...?

Soviet forces invaded Afghanistan

1979 - 1981 emergence of 3 new 'cold warriors'

1983 major war scare

Mikhail Gorbachev

Outcome of Cold War for Germany

Fates of Reagan, Gorbachev and Thatcher

Thatcher didn't notably increase Conservative vote

Clipped wings of left-wing councils

Deregulation of financial markets and modernisation of City of London

Unemployment

Cutting of inflation was successful at first but not later

Tax cuts

Privatisation of industry

Lawson Boom

Resignations leading to Thatcher's downfall