Lesson 1H.3
1H.3 Society in transition, 1918–79 Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 8
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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In 1918, women over 30 were granted the vote if they met what condition?
- Minimum tax thresholds
- Property qualifications
- Employment status
- University degrees
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At what age were women granted voting rights on equal terms with men in 1928?
- 30
- 25
- 21
- 18
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Which 1970 law prohibited pay discrimination between men and women doing equal work?
- Equal Pay Act
- Sex Discrimination Act
- Employment Protection Act
- Industrial Relations Act
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Which 1975 Act banned discrimination based on gender in employment, education, and services?
- Race Relations Act
- Equal Pay Act
- Employment Protection Act
- Sex Discrimination Act
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Which 1967 legislation legalised abortion under specific medical conditions in Great Britain?
- Family Planning Act
- Sexual Offences Act
- Medical Termination Act
- Abortion Act
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Which 1967 Act decriminalised private homosexual acts between consenting men over 21?
- Wolfenden Act
- Sexual Offences Act
- Obscene Publications Act
- Criminal Justice Act
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Which 1965 Act first made racial discrimination in public places illegal in Britain?
- Race Relations Act
- Commonwealth Immigrants Act
- British Nationality Act
- Public Order Act
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Which 1948 legislation granted all Commonwealth citizens the right to settle in Britain?
- Immigration Act
- Race Relations Act
- Commonwealth Immigrants Act
- British Nationality Act
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Which system did the 1962 Commonwealth Immigrants Act introduce to limit immigration?
- Work vouchers
- Points-based entry
- Citizenship tests
- Visa quotas
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What popular name was given to Enoch Powell's controversial 1968 speech on immigration?
- Rivers of Blood
- Back to Basics
- Enemy Within
- Wind of Change
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Which concept did the Immigration Act 1971 introduce to restrict Commonwealth immigration?
- Passport quotas
- Work vouchers
- Patriality
- Citizenship tests
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Which 1958 London event highlighted growing racial tension against Black Caribbean residents?
- Notting Hill riots
- Cable Street battle
- Brixton riots
- Smethwick election
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Which 1969 Act allowed divorce on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown of marriage?
- Family Law Act
- Equal Pay Act
- Divorce Reform Act
- Matrimonial Causes Act
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Which Home Secretary enabled landmark 1960s liberal legislation on abortion and homosexuality?
- Alec Douglas-Home
- James Callaghan
- Roy Jenkins
- Harold Wilson
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Who led the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association against permissive 1960s culture?
- Barbara Castle
- Shirley Williams
- Margaret Thatcher
- Mary Whitehouse
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Which ship arrived at Tilbury in June 1948 carrying Caribbean migrants to Britain?
- HMS Belfast
- SS Great Britain
- SS Empire Windrush
- RMS Queen Mary
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Which car factory's female sewing machinists went on strike in 1968 over equal pay?
- Ford Dagenham
- Courtaulds Preston
- Cadbury Bournville
- Hoover Merthyr
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Which 1970 Act made it illegal to pay women less than men for equal work?
- Sex Discrimination Act
- Equal Pay Act
- Employment Protection Act
- Equal Opportunities Act
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Which political party passed the Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 to restrict immigration?
- Liberal Party
- Communist Party
- Labour Party
- Conservative Party
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Who became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 UK general election for the Conservatives?
- Margaret Thatcher
- Edward Heath
- James Callaghan
- Harold Wilson
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