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1
Who was never Thatcher's Chancellor of the Exchequer?
Nigel Lawson
Geoffrey Howey
Mikael Heseltine
John Major
2
The Winter of Discontent contributed to Labour's loss of the General elections in 1979 and the victory of the Tories.
True
False
3
This economic growth was made at the expense of ...
jobs
mines
schools
factories
4
The Equivalent of the Welfare state in the USA was the New Deal by Franklin Delanoe Roosevelt.
False
True
5
Margaret Thatcher was born in ....
1925
1926
1922
1920
6
Margaret Thatcher's father was a..
teacher
grocer
taxi-driver
banker
7
Who was Margaret's US counterpart for most of her term in office?
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
George Bush Sr
Ronald Reagan
8
Who is the prime Minister appointed by?
The Leaders of the House of Lords
The president
the leader of the House of Commons
The British Monarch
9
The maximum length of time from one general election to the next one is...
5 years
6 years
3 years
4 years
10
What did Thatcher's government do with grants to local councils?
She stopped them
she maintained them as they were
she froze them
she increased them
11
Who became an iconic image of the 1980s in term of social and economic ascendency
The yappie
The yuppie
The Youpie
The Juppie
12
Secret Ballot strikes contributed to reducing the power of Trade-unions
False
True
13
Margaret Thatcher was planning to partially privatise the NHS.
True
False
14
She resigned because she lost the elections.
False
True
15
Thatcher's government's "Rate capping" (plafonnement des dépenses) was meant to make sure...
Subsidies given by local councils could not be increased
Subsidies given by local councils could not be decreased
16
Margaret Thatcher and her husband Denis were the parents of twins.
False
True
17
Where was the Poll Tax first implemented and later withdrawn ?
Northern Island
Scotland
England
Wales
18
The Southern part of England benefited from Thatcher's economy based on services more than on manufacturing.
True
False
19
Which war prompted M. Thatcher's reelection in 1983?
The Falkland War
The Malouine War
The Cold War
The Afghan War
20
........was based on the idea of all individuals paying the same amount of taxes
The new tax
The poll tax
the house tax
The fair tax
21
What is the other name given to the Conservative Party?
The Labour
The Tories
The Rich
The Lib-Dems
22
When did Margaret Thatcher's third term as PM end?
1991
1989
1990
1992
23
Mikael Heseltine advocated for less governmental intervention, he was a hard-liner like Maggie Thatcher.
True
False
24
When did the most famous and radical miner's strike take place?
1984-85
1979-80
1983-84
1989-1990
25
What is the name of Wall Street's British counterpart?
The British Stock-exchange
The Financial District
The City
26
GDP is the English equivalent of PNB
False
True
27
What grew more during Thatcher's premiership? the ...
productivity
economy
28
Margaret Thatcher's political creed (crédo) has often been compared to Darwin's theory of the "survival of the ..."
strongest
the best
richest
fittest
29
What is the equivalent in English of "élections législatives"?
The Legislative elections
The National Elections
The Local Elections
The General Elections
30
Margaret Thatcher was the only female Prime Minister of Britain over the last 50 years.
False
True
31
British elections for their local representatives are set at a specific date as in France every 5 years.
False
True
32
Who was the Labour predecessor of Margaret Thatcher as Britain's Prime Minister?
James Callaghan
Harold Wilson
Edward Heath
John major
33
IN 1981, what happened in Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham? A series of
concerts
political rallies
riots
fires
34
What forced Margaret Thatcher to resign?
she lost the general elections
she was sacked by her own party for being too unpopular
She quarrelled with the Queen
She was sick
35
She was replaced by John Major who was her Chancellor of the Exchequer before her resignation.
True
False
36
When they came back to power in 1997, The Labour Party and Tony Blair's new Labour made renationalisations.
True
False
37
A financial windfall benefited Thatcher's policies; it was the...
The Irish Sea Oil
The Channel Sea Oil
the Scottish Sea Oil
The North sea Oil
38
What is Margaret Thatcher's nickname?
The Strong Lady
The Iron Lady
The Steel Lady
The Gold lady
39
The concept of government in which the State plays a key role in the protection of its citizens was called...
The social security
The Help State
The NHS
The Welfare State
40
When did Margaret Thatcher die?
2014
2013
2010
2012
41
Who did Margaret Thatcher work for during Edward Heath's Premiership from 1970 to 1974?
the ministry of Transport
The ministry of defence
The ministry of agriculture
The ministry of Education
42
What happened on 27 October 1986
The Big-bank
The big-bang
The Bing-Bang
43
Margaret Thatcher was a very popular Prime Minister among the working-class
True
False
44
Thatcher's government offered to give potential entrepreneurs ...... every month.
£40
£30
£35
£25
45
By the early 1980s, Britain had plunged into ...
stagflation (slow economic growth and high unemployment)
recession (an economic decline)
deregulation (the reduction or elimination of government power)
inflation (a decrease in the purchasing power of money)
46
As most liberal politicians, Margaret Thatcher .............. the income tax.
cancelled
abolished
raised
cut
47
Margaret Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement with the Irish government,
1985
In 1982
1983
1986
48
The North, the Midlands, Central Scotland and South Wales were not affected by unemployment.
True
False
49
The EERM stands for the European Exchange Rate ........
Material
machine
Match
Mechanism
50
Who was "unhappy" and dissatisfied under Thatcher's rule?
The moderate known as the Wets
the Hard-liners
51
Margaret Thatcher thought reducing inflation was more important than saving jobs.
True
False
52
Who did Britain oppose during this war?
Argentina
Brazil
Peru
South Africa
53
What is the economic policy advocating a reduced control of the economy based on entrepreneurship and wealth creation
inflation
regulation
recession
Deregulation
54
In the late 1970s, Britain was known as ...
The great man of Europe
The old man of Europe
The sick man of Europe
The lazy man of Europe
55
What is the French for "Chancellor of the Exchequer"?
Ministre de l'économie
Ministre de la Défense
Ministre de l'éducation.
Ministre des affaires étrangères
56
when was Theresa May Britain's Prime Minister?
never
from 1999 to 2004
from 2016 to 2019
from 2007 to 2012
57
What is the name of the group of politicians of the opposition party who could form a government if need be.
The Shadow
The Cabinet of the shadow
The shadow cabinet
The Shadowy Cabinet
58
When did privatisation gain momentum (accelerated )?
1981
1983
1984
1982
59
Ken Livingston was another conservative politician.
False
True
60
Which British company was privatised in October 1979?
British Petroleum
British Steel
British Airways
Jaguar
61
By how much did unemployment rise in 1983?
by over 3.5 million
by over 4 million
by over 4.5 million
by over 3 million
62
What is the name for the "selling off of publicly owned industries to the private sector"?
making cash
privatisation
deregulation
nationalisation
63
Who became homes' breadwinners (who brought the bacon home) during to the economic realignment?
children
Females
grand-parents
Males
64
Who was the main political opponent of the Conservatives?
Labour
The Tories
The Lib-Dems
The Nationalists
65
What rose from 3 to 9 million from 1979 to 1990?
the number of unemployed people
the number of Britons owning shares (actions).
The number of conservative voters
66
The adjective for Thatcher is "Thatcherite"
True
False
67
What is the NHS?
The National Home service
The New health service
The Northern health service
The national Health service
68
What was her religion?
atheist
Catholicism
Anglicanism
protestantism
69
Where does The prime minister live?
In whitehall
In 11 Downing Street
In 10 Downing Street
70
Britain became a country of services more than of manufacturing
True
False
71
he was nicknamed ....... Ken because he was from the "loony left".
dark
Blue
red
Green
72
Monetarism is the name given to the ideology that influenced Thatcher's policies.
False
True
73
Was Theresa May...?
lib-dem (Mineral democrats, center)
Labour
Tory / conservative
74
What did she study at University?
Chemistry
English
Mathematics
Languages
