What was Thatcher's nickname?
Iron Lady
Who dubbed her that?
A Soviet journalist
What was her party?
Conservative
When did she become Prime Minister?
1979
And when did her term end?
1990
What were her policies known as?
Thatcherism
What was one of her professions before politics?
research chemist
And another?
barrister
What was her first political position?
Member of Parliament
Was she a a baroness?
Yes
Who appointed her Secretary of State fo Education and Science?
Edward Heath
And what did she do to him?
defeated him in the Conservative Party leadership electio
What was the emphasis of her political philosophy?
deregulation  flexible labour markets, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions.
Which sector principally did she want to deregulate?
financial sector
Did anyone ever try to assassinate her?
Yes
When?
1984
What features of her first years caused her popularity to wane?
recession and increasing unemployment,
What caused it to resurge?
victory in the 1982 Falklands War
What happened in 1983?
she was re-elected
Decisively?
Yes