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Grades 9 and 10 - World History - High School - Britain: Social Change 1960-1979 - Divisions, Conflicts And The Changing Role Of Women
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Grades 9 and 10 - World History - High School - Britain: Social Change 1960-1979 - Divisions, Conflicts And The Changing Role Of Women
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1. In 1975 Margaret Thatcher was elected Leader of the Conservative Party, the first woman to achieve this office. Whom did she defeat in this election restricted to Tory MPs?
2. In 1968 disorder broke out in Northern Ireland, beginning a thirty year period of the 'Troubles'. The movement for civil rights in the Province highlighted discrimination there as a burning issue. Which was the most significant kind of discrimination complained about in Northern Ireland?
3. A wave of student unrest gripped certain UK universities in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Which college, a constituent part of London University, founded in 1895 to concentrate on the social sciences, politics and government, suffered serious disruption between 1966 and 1969?
4. A wave of student unrest gripped certain UK universities in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Which college, a constituent part of London University, founded in 1895 to concentrate on the social sciences, politics and government, suffered serious disruption between 1966 and 1969?
5. During the 1960s and 1970s violence erupted in various seaside resorts between rival gangs of young people. What labels did the two sides give themselves?
6. Demonstrations against the United States' policy in Vietnam became more frequent, and were often directed against the US embassy. In which Central London square were these demonstrations concentrated?
7. In 1975 Margaret Thatcher was elected Leader of the Conservative Party, the first woman to achieve this office. Whom did she defeat in this election restricted to Tory MPs?
8. During the 1960s and 1970s violence erupted in various seaside resorts between rival gangs of young people. What labels did the two sides give themselves?
9. In 1970 a group of militant feminists disrupted a televised beauty contest in London. What was the name of the competition?
10. In 1972 a magazine was first brought out as an unashamedly feminist publication. It closed in 1993. What was its name?