Thatcher 1979 - 1990

This resource is a 59 slide presentation on the events that occurred under Thatcher as Prime Minister. The presentation is organised into four sections: political, economic, social and foreign policy and each section describes what changed and what continued in each of those areas under Thatcher. Much SFD is included in the presentation. In the political section information is given regarding Thatcher's ideology, the Labour Party, divisions within the Conservative party, issues with Northern Ireland and why Thatcher was successful in the 1983 and 1987 elections. In the economic section information is given regarding Thatcher's economic beliefs, monetarism, privatisation, deregulation, issues with unemployment, inflation and economic realignment. In the social section information is given on the sales of council houses, the poll tax, the Miners strikes and industrial disputes and social opposition to Thatcher (section 28, Faith in the City, the Arts for example). In the foreign policy section information is given on the Falklands War, Thatcher and Europe, the Special Relationship under Thatcher and Thatcher as an international figure. This resource could be used to teach students in the classroom or could be used as a revision resource. It can be used to cement knowledge of SFD as much is provided in the presentation.