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Margaret Thatcher Born
Margaret Thatcher was born as Margaret Hilda Roberts in Grantham, England. Her parents were Alfred and Beatrice Roberts and her older sister was named Muriel. Muriel was four years older. -
World War II
It was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's nations eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. It began with the German invasion of Poland; Britain and France declared war on Germany two days later. -
Margaret Thatcher Enters Office
In 1975, Thatcher defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election. On moving into 10 Downing Street, Thatcher introduced a series of political and economic initiatives intended to reverse high unemployment a -
General Election: Conservative Government Formed
There were many parties that stood in the way of the Conservative party's goals such as the Labour party. But that did not help them and Conservatives grew in power. -
USSR Invades Afghanistan
The Soviet Union intervened in support of the Afghan communist government in its conflict with anti-communist Muslim guerrillas during the Afghan War. -
Thatcher Re-Elected (Second Term)
The Falklands Factor and a bitterly divided opposition all contributed to Thatcher's second election victory in 1983. She suggested that her preference for the making of her War Cabinet over the painstaking deal-making of peace-time cabinet government was the next step forwad for a recovery. -
Miners' Strike
The miners' strike was a major industrial action affecting the British coal industry. The strike was undertaken by the National Union of Mineworkers led by Arthur Scargill. -
Anglo-Irish Agreement
The Anglo-Irish agreement was treatyt between Britain and Ireland which aimed to help bring an end to the economic depression in Northern Ireland. The treaty gave the Irish government an advisory role in Northern Ireland's government while confirming that there would be no change in the constitutional position of Northern Ireland . -
Thatcher Re-Elected (Third Term)
Thatcher was re-elected for a third term in 1987. During this period her support for a poll tax was widely unpopular and her views on the European Community were not shared by others in her Cabinet. -
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
This was an agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union which eliminated nuclear and conventional ground-launched missiles within intermediate ranges. Thatcher was the one that catalyzed this since she was friends with both of the leaders. -
Dissolution of Soviet Union
The Soviet Union collapsed due to the resignation of Mikhail Gorbachev. -
Death of Margaret Thatcher
Baroness Thatcher, who was Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, died on April 8 aged 87 after suffering a stroke.
