Society under Margaret Thatcher (1975-90)

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Test sobre Society under Margaret Thatcher (1975-90), creado por bethany_packwood el 10/03/2015.
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Pregunta 1

Pregunta
When was the Battle of Oregreave?
Respuesta
  • 1984
  • 1985
  • 1983

Pregunta 2

Pregunta
Which of these are reasons why industrial disputes affected society?
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 3

Pregunta
Which of these strikes affected print industries
Respuesta
  • Grunwick Photographic Laboratories (1977)
  • Wapping Newspaper Plant (1986)
  • Grunwick Photographic Laboratories (1986)
  • Wapping Newspaper Plant (1977)

Pregunta 4

Pregunta
Where was old industry based?
Respuesta
  • North
  • South
  • East
  • West

Pregunta 5

Pregunta
Where were the new industries based?
Respuesta
  • South
  • West
  • North
  • East

Pregunta 6

Pregunta
What happened after old industries disappeared
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 7

Pregunta
In the period 1975 to 1990, where did immigrants come from?
Respuesta
  • India
  • Pakistan
  • Bangladesh
  • Spain
  • Morocco
  • Tokyo

Pregunta 8

Pregunta
When was the new Immigration Act passed?
Respuesta
  • 1981
  • 1982
  • 1983
  • 1980

Pregunta 9

Pregunta
What was the Poll Tax?
Respuesta
  • A new way of funding local government
  • A way of ensuring social unity
  • A way of making money to spend on Europe

Pregunta 10

Pregunta
When was the Anti Poll Tax Federation set up?
Respuesta
  • 1989
  • 1988
  • 1987
  • 1990

Pregunta 11

Pregunta
How many people attended the Trafalgar Square demonstration in 1989?
Respuesta
  • 200,000
  • 60,000
  • 600,000
  • 20,000

Pregunta 12

Pregunta
Who was blamed for fights breaking out?
Respuesta
  • Anarchists
  • Unemployed Miners
  • Police
  • Bystanders
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • The National Front

Pregunta 13

Pregunta
How many people were injured in the riots?
Respuesta
  • 5000
  • 6000
  • 7000
  • 5476

Pregunta 14

Pregunta
How many were arrested
Respuesta
  • 300
  • 250
  • 350
  • 400

Pregunta 15

Pregunta
Where were there riots from 1980-1985?
Respuesta
  • Liverpool
  • Bristol
  • South London
  • Brixton
  • Tottenham
  • Manchester
  • Newcastle
  • Leeds

Pregunta 16

Pregunta
Why did the CND gain new life?
Respuesta
  • Weak opposition
  • More weapons
  • More immigrants
  • A new public opinion

Pregunta 17

Pregunta
What was the publication which the Church of England published in 1985 called?
Respuesta
  • Faith and the City
  • Faith and the Town
  • Religion and the City
  • Faith in the City

Pregunta 18

Pregunta
Who did the Animal Liberation Front post letter bombs to?
Respuesta
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Michael Hestletine
  • Michael Foot
  • Geoffrey Howe

Pregunta 19

Pregunta
When did the Greenham women set up their base at the Greenham Common Base?
Respuesta
  • 1981
  • 1980
  • 1982
  • 1983

Pregunta 20

Pregunta
What did the women of Greenham Common set up in 1983?
Respuesta
  • 14 mile human chain
  • 12 mile human chain
  • 15 mile wooden fence
  • 16 mile human chain

Pregunta 21

Pregunta
In 1979, share ownership was at 3 million. What was it at in 1990?
Respuesta
  • 9 million
  • 10 million
  • 8 million
  • 7 million

Pregunta 22

Pregunta
Why did it make life insecure for employees of privatised companies?
Respuesta
  • Lost jobs
  • No job security
  • no pension provision
  • Worse working conditions
  • Wage cuts

Pregunta 23

Pregunta
How many people had bought their council houses in 1988?
Respuesta
  • 2 million
  • 3 million
  • 4 million
  • 1 million

Pregunta 24

Pregunta
What were the issues with the Housing Act?
Respuesta
  • 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

Pregunta 25

Pregunta
Why was culture more aggressive?
Respuesta
  • Weak opposition
  • Less MPs
  • Not enough support
  • More people had jobs in culture
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