Europe

Europe History timeline for 1970's

  • France Surrendures to Germany

  • Jets Cross Over England

  • German Fails to Attack

  • Allies Invade France

  • Britain Gets Their Independence

  • Peace in Englands Government

  • DNA Discovered

  • Death of Stalin In Russia

  • Warsaw Pact

  • Soviet Union

  • Charles De Gallue

  • Us Spy Plane Shot Down

  • The Berlin Wall is Built

  • Femail Oral Pills Now Legal in Store to Sell

  • Nelson Mandela Arrested

  • U.S Destroyers are Attacked

  • The War that Lasted Till Death

  • The Start of The "Prague Springs"

  • Celebration

  • Student Riots In Paris

  • Belgium took over

  • New Prime Minister

    New Prime Minister
    Edward Heath is prime minister after leading the Conservatives to UK election victory.
  • Introduces System

  • British Government

    British Government
    The British government suspends th parliament at Stormont and imposes direct rule from Westminster. This means they took power over that area of land and they suspended the parliament at Stormont.
  • Trade and Developement

  • Declared a Peaceful Solution

  • Military

    Military
    A military coup in Portugal ends four decades of Salazar’s and Caetano’s dictatorial (republic) New State.
  • Represtetives of the Government

  • British Government Published a White Paper

  • Democratic Election

    Democratic Election
    Mario Soares becomes Portugal's first democratically elected prime minister in half a century. This made most of the democrats in the country happy and caused a celebration in some families.
  • Winter of Discontent

    Winter of Discontent
    There were so many strikes in Britain this winter that it becomes known as the ‘winter of discontent.’ “The winter of discontent is a result of industrial action taken by several public sector unions.”
  • Conservative Party

    Conservative Party
    The Conservative party wins the general election and Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first female prime minister. This inspired other ladies to become interested in that topic.
  • Ireland and the British Work Together