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BRITISH LIFE IN THE 70s - Coggle Diagram
BRITISH LIFE IN THE 70s
CULTURAL SHIFTS
ECONOMY:
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OIL CRISIS, STRIKES: THREE DAY WEEK, RESTRICTED ELECTRICITY
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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
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POLITICAL: DYNAMIC. END OF HEATH GOVERNMENT, RISE OF THATCHER (79): SHIFT TO THE RIGHT
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CONTRASTS
CELEBRATION, DISCOVERY, VIOLENCE, CHANGE.
AFTER WWII: ECONOMIC BOOM --> 70S: INCREASE IN BRITISH MANUFACTURING, GOT WORSE IN 73: OIL CRISIS.
YOM KIPPUR WAR = HALT ON EXPORT OF OIL. UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE = STRIKES, INFLATION.
GARBAGE COLLECTORS ON STRIKE --> TRASH ACCUMULATED ON STREETS. ALSO NURSES AND GRAVEDIGGERS, COAL MINERS: 3 DAY WORD WEEK = TO SAVE FUEL
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NEW POLITICAL PARTIES: PEOPLE PARTY: ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY. SOCIAL COMMUNES. FIRST GAY MARCH IN 1970. 1ST UK GAY PRIDE RALLY IN 72
77: 1ST CONCORDE FLIGHT... QUEEN CELEBRATE SILVER JUBILEE. NOTTING HILL CARNIBAL. 70S: PINK FLOYD, DAVID BOWIE, KATE BUSH...
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