Lesson 2S.2.1

2S.2.1 Modern Britain, 1979–2007 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 29

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The 20 questions

  1. Which economic approach, central to Thatcher's policies from 1979, emphasised controlling the money supply to reduce inflation?

    • Planned economy
    • Corporatism
    • Monetarism
    • Keynesianism

  2. Which 1980 Act introduced the 'Right to Buy' scheme for council house tenants?

    • Housing Act 1980
    • Leasehold Reform Act
    • Housing Act 1985
    • Local Government Act

  3. Which 1982 conflict in the South Atlantic was fought by Britain against Argentina?

    • The Boer War
    • The Falklands War
    • The Suez Crisis
    • The Cod War

  4. Who led the National Union of Mineworkers during the 1984–85 miners' strike?

    • Arthur Scargill
    • Derek Hatton
    • Joe Gormley
    • Mick McGahey

  5. Which tax introduced by Thatcher's government in 1989-1990 led to widespread protests and was later abandoned?

    • The poll tax
    • The stamp duty
    • The windfall tax
    • The council tax

  6. What nickname was given to the 1986 deregulation of the London Stock Exchange?

    • Black Wednesday
    • Lawson Boom
    • Winter of Discontent
    • Big Bang

  7. Which event on 16 September 1992 forced Britain to exit the Exchange Rate Mechanism?

    • Black Wednesday
    • Winter of Discontent
    • Black Monday
    • Black Friday

  8. Which 1992 treaty formally created the European Union and planned for the single currency?

    • Lisbon Treaty
    • Maastricht Treaty
    • Treaty of Rome
    • Single European Act

  9. Which 1986 act aimed to establish a single market across the European Community by 1992?

    • Maastricht Treaty
    • Single European Act
    • European Communities Act
    • Lisbon Treaty

  10. Which Labour leader changed the party's image and led it to a landslide victory in 1997?

    • Tony Blair
    • Gordon Brown
    • John Smith
    • Neil Kinnock

  11. Which 1998 agreement established a power-sharing political settlement in Northern Ireland?

    • Anglo-Irish Agreement
    • Good Friday Agreement
    • Downing Street Declaration
    • Sunningdale Agreement

  12. Which institution was granted operational independence to set interest rates by Gordon Brown in 1997?

    • Bank of England
    • Royal Mint
    • London Stock Exchange
    • HM Treasury

  13. Which controversial 2003 military intervention was launched by a US-led coalition including Britain?

    • Invasion of Iraq
    • Kosovo War
    • Gulf War
    • Falklands War

  14. Which European issue caused deep divisions within John Major's Conservative government in the 1990s?

    • Common Agricultural Policy
    • ERM entry
    • Single European Act
    • Maastricht Treaty

  15. Which industrial dispute of 1986 involved print unions opposing Rupert Murdoch's move to east London?

    • Winter of Discontent
    • Miners' strike
    • Steel strike
    • Wapping dispute

  16. Which Conservative leader replaced Thatcher in 1990 after a leadership challenge?

    • John Major
    • Kenneth Clarke
    • Michael Heseltine
    • Norman Tebbit

  17. Who led New Labour to a landslide general election victory in May 1997?

    • Gordon Brown
    • Tony Blair
    • John Smith
    • Neil Kinnock

  18. Which 1998 legislation incorporated the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law?

    • Equal Rights Act
    • Civil Liberties Act
    • Human Rights Act
    • Constitutional Reform Act

  19. Which 1982 conflict boosted Margaret Thatcher's popularity prior to the 1983 general election?

    • Cold War
    • Gulf War
    • Troubles
    • Falklands War

  20. Which economic ideology favoured by Margaret Thatcher involved reducing state control and expanding free markets?

    • Collectivism
    • Keynesianism
    • Neoliberalism
    • Socialism

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