Margaret Thatcher Research Paper
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Western Civilization II (Hist 102) |
Alvin Ehiriodo
January 4, 2010
Research Paper-Margaret Thatcher
Professor Richard Gibbons
Margaret Thatcher: The untold story.
Seemingly disenchanted on the future of women in politics, Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying “I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime,” during a 1973 television appearance. Since the inception of the British Parliament, there have been few great women in British politics, but not many have pioneered and won the favor of powerful men, especially of equal talent vying for the same position, in politics no less. Margaret Thatcher did just that, by becoming …show more content…
Because of her strong handling of affairs, Thatcher became know to her contemporaries as the “Iron Lady”, a title well deserved. The nickname the Soviet Defence Ministry newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) gave her from the USSR, because of her staunch opposition to communism. In 1975 during rough times for Britain, Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the conservative party, and began instituting politics that she felt would restore Britain back to its former glory. From what was written in her Foreword to the 1979 Conservative Manifesto about “a feeling of helplessness that a once great nation had somehow fallen behind”, one can understand that Britain was in need of a drastic change. Also, Thatcher was incensed by one contemporary view within the British Civil Service that its job was to “manage the UK's decline from the days of Empire” and she wanted the country to “assert a higher level of influence and leadership in international affairs”. With that statement Thatcher took notice of the current economic slump that Great Britain was in, characterized by a combination of high inflation, high unemployment and stagnant or slow …show more content…
She became a very close ally, philosophically and politically, with Regan. With help from the United States the war on communism played into the favor of Western Europe. Thatcher and Regan shared many common policy goals, during their two consecutive administrations each. They both promoted strong militaries and diplomatic approaches to communism. According to Thatcher, “The Russians are bent on world dominance, and they are rapidly acquiring the means to become the most powerful imperial nation the world has seen. The men in the Soviet Politburo do not have to worry about the ebb and flow of public opinion. They put guns before butter, while we put just about everything before guns”. By having strong militaries along with proper use of diplomacy, they were able to extend and strengthen Western democratic values that would later defeat communism
Western Civilization II (Hist 102) |
Alvin Ehiriodo
January 4, 2010
Research Paper-Margaret Thatcher
Professor Richard Gibbons
Margaret Thatcher: The untold story.
Seemingly disenchanted on the future of women in politics, Margaret Thatcher was quoted as saying “I don’t think there will be a woman prime minister in my lifetime,” during a 1973 television appearance. Since the inception of the British Parliament, there have been few great women in British politics, but not many have pioneered and won the favor of powerful men, especially of equal talent vying for the same position, in politics no less. Margaret Thatcher did just that, by becoming …show more content…
Because of her strong handling of affairs, Thatcher became know to her contemporaries as the “Iron Lady”, a title well deserved. The nickname the Soviet Defence Ministry newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star) gave her from the USSR, because of her staunch opposition to communism. In 1975 during rough times for Britain, Margaret Thatcher became the leader of the conservative party, and began instituting politics that she felt would restore Britain back to its former glory. From what was written in her Foreword to the 1979 Conservative Manifesto about “a feeling of helplessness that a once great nation had somehow fallen behind”, one can understand that Britain was in need of a drastic change. Also, Thatcher was incensed by one contemporary view within the British Civil Service that its job was to “manage the UK's decline from the days of Empire” and she wanted the country to “assert a higher level of influence and leadership in international affairs”. With that statement Thatcher took notice of the current economic slump that Great Britain was in, characterized by a combination of high inflation, high unemployment and stagnant or slow …show more content…
She became a very close ally, philosophically and politically, with Regan. With help from the United States the war on communism played into the favor of Western Europe. Thatcher and Regan shared many common policy goals, during their two consecutive administrations each. They both promoted strong militaries and diplomatic approaches to communism. According to Thatcher, “The Russians are bent on world dominance, and they are rapidly acquiring the means to become the most powerful imperial nation the world has seen. The men in the Soviet Politburo do not have to worry about the ebb and flow of public opinion. They put guns before butter, while we put just about everything before guns”. By having strong militaries along with proper use of diplomacy, they were able to extend and strengthen Western democratic values that would later defeat communism