Why wasn't there an inquiry into the 2011 riots?

The government didn't want any unpleasant conclusion, Cameron said it wasn't needed, since they were just thieves

Why were the riots of 1985 very significant in the history of British riots?

They caused the first death of a policeman since 1833

How did Margaret Thatcher react to the poll tax debates?

She condemned them, blaming the rioters for the violence

What are similarities between the riots of 2011 and the other riots from British history?

They all targeted the police, There was always material consequences

What was the triggering element of the 1958 Notting Hill riots?

A domestic dispute btw a Jamaican guy and his swedish wife

At the beginning of the "Battle of Trafalgar Square", who was protesting in the streets ?

Working class people, with no violence

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1
Which of these famous riots is not part of British history?
The Brixton riots
The Hyde Park riots
The Gordon riots
The Flatbush riots
2
Why wasn't there an inquiry into the 2011 riots?
The 2011 were so big that an inquiry was impossible
The 1981 Scarman inquiry was a failure
The government didn't want any unpleasant conclusion
Cameron said it wasn't needed, since they were just thieves
3
Why were the riots of 1985 very significant in the history of British riots?
The Prime Minister participated in the riots
They were the first riots to present looting
More than 100 people died
They caused the first death of a policeman since 1833
4
What two groups clashed in the 1958 Notting Hill riots?
Turkish vs. West Indian
Notting Dale vs. White people
Black vs. white
Pakistani vs. Polish
5
By whom was the suppresion of jobs which led to the the battle of Orgreave announced?
Margaret Thatcher
Theresa May
Arthur Scargill
Ed Miliband
6
What happened to the 95 people arrested in Orgreave?
They died
They were sued
They went to prison
They were acquitted
7
How did Margaret Thatcher react to the poll tax debates?
She made public apologizes and remained PM
She condemned them, blaming the rioters for the violence
She tried to understand the rioters's motivations
She simply enforced the law
8
Who was Prime Minister at the time that Billy Elliot takes place?
David Cameron
Margaret Thatcher
Theresa May
Winston Churchill
9
What are similarities between the riots of 2011 and the other riots from British history?
The cause was always race
They all targeted the police
They all happened in the same century
There was always material consequences
10
What was the triggering element of the 1958 Notting Hill riots?
A Jamaican woman shot by the police
A domestic dispute btw a Jamaican guy and his swedish wife
A dog was killed with a car
A dispute btw a West indian and white men in a tube station
11
At the beginning of the "Battle of Trafalgar Square", who was protesting in the streets ?
Unemployed people and looters from disadvantaged boroughs
Working class people, with no violence
Feminists, for gender equality
Students, teenagers and young people in general
12
How many men were killed by soldiers during the open fire on 18 August 1911 ?
2
5
3
1
13
What British event is the film Brassed Off about ?
The closing of a coal mine
Riots in London
A terrorist attack
The closing of a factory

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