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Flashcards by Beth B5236, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Beth B5236
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Thatcher's Terms | 1st Term = 1979 to 1983 2nd Term = 1983 to 1987 3rd Term = 1987 to 1990 |
| FIRST TERM Political Events and Personalities | 1. Party divisions and sacking or resignation of 'wets'. 2. April 1981 - approval rating in the polls went down to 27%. 3. Divisions in the Labour Party, creation of the SDP and 'the longest suicide note in history'. 4. The Falkland's Factor. |
| FIRST TERM Economics | 1. Monetarism = cuts in government spending, high interest rates and tax cuts (on direct not indirect tax (VAT)). 2. Stagflation. 3. Unemployment. 4. Privatisation. 5. Rapid decline in manufacturing. |
| FIRST TERM Social | 1. Serious rioting in parts of London, Manchester, Bristol and Liverpool. 2. Housing Act (1980) - the sale of council houses. 3. Greenham Common and CND. 4. Michael Heseltine in Liverpool. 5. Anti-trade union legislation (but only tentatively). |
| FIRST TERM Foreign | The Falkland's War |
| SECOND TERM |
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