Thatcher Revision

What was the name of the economic strategy to defeat inflation?

• Stagflation

• Butskellism

• Supply side economics

• Monetarism

Which Chancellor introduced the 1981 Budget?

• Sir Geoffrey Howe

• Nigel Lawson

• John Major

• Norman Lamont

What was the year of the Education Reform Act?

• 1985

• 1988

• 1989

• 1990

Who led the NUM during the 1984-85 miners' strike?

• Neil Kinnock

• Aneurin Bevan

• Arthur Scargill

• Jo Gormley

What name was given to the attempt to encourage more people to buy shares in companies?

• Hire Purchase

• It Could Be You!

• Shares for All!

• Popular Capitalism

Which Chancellor reigned in 1989?

• Nigel Lawson

• Sir Geoffrey Howe

• Norman Lamont

• Alan Walters

What name was given to the new methods of local government funding introduced by Mrs Thatcher?

• Rates

• Council Tax

• VAT

• Poll Tax

Who replaced Mrs Thatcher as Prime Minister in 1990?

• Nigel Lawson

• John Major

• Neil Kinnock

• Sir Geoffrey Howe

Who became Labour leader in 1994?

• Tony Blair

• Gordon Brown

• David Cameron

• John Smith

Thatcher's nickname, given to her by a Soviet newspaper, was the '____ ____'.

(a)