Margaret Thatcher British Prime Minister

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Margaret ThatcherBritish Prime Minister

• Louisa Cannell
• April 5, 2007
• Okoth History Block

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Background

• Born Margaret Hilda Roberts in 1925
• Father, Alfred Roberts, was one time mayor of
  Grantham, Lincolnshire. The n worked as grocery
  store owner.
• Attended Somerville College, Oxford
• President of Oxford University Conservative
  Association
• BS degree in chemistry and MA in law with
  specialization in taxation
• Worked as research chemist 1947-1951
• Married Denis Thatcher and had twin son and
  daughter in 1953
• Called to the bar in 1953

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Becoming Britains Leading Lady

• Elected to parliament in 1959
• Leader of Opposition in 1970
• Succeeded Edward Heath as leader of the Tories in
  1974
• Conservatives won the election and Thatcher
  became first female Prime Minister in May 1979
• Won second election for Prime Minister in 1983

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World History During Her Time
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Being Prime Minister

• Inherited the inflation and industrial problems
  made in the Heath government
• Privatized the national industries
• Examples British Airways, British Steel
• Powerful alliances
• Ronald Reagan
• Business with Soviet Mikhail Gorbachev
• Put into play union laws that ended trade-union
  problems
• Miners Union Strike
• Military victory over Argentina
• Rise in unemployment to around 3 million
• Increased taxes
• Reformation of Education system
• Changes made to national Health Service
• Introduced poll tax for the tax system of the
  local government

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The Margaret Thatcher Foundation

• Founded in 1991
• to advance the cause of political and economic
  freedom
• Raises funds with the emphasis on helping
  education
• The Foundation has five broad goals
• To promote the widest possible acceptance of
  democracy, market principles, the rule of law,
  and strong defence
• To encourage strong transatlantic links between
  Britain, Europe, and North America
• To assist and encourage the peoples of the former
  communist countries and other oppressive regimes
  across the world as they adopt democracy
• To foster greater contact between Western nations
  and those of the Middle East in the region's
  search for a lasting peace with security
• To further free trade throughout the world

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