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Curated OER
The Great British History Quiz
In this British history activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice quiz about British history. Prior knowledge is assumed.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: German Election Turmoil
In this English worksheet, students read "German Election Turmoil," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
BBC
Bbc: 1983: Thatcher Triumphs Again
Detailed analysis of the election of 1983 in which Margaret Thatcher was decisively re-elected. Includes audio clips from BBC broadcasts.
BBC
Bbc: News: June 1987: Thatcher's Third Victory
British Broadcasting Corporation gives a detailed analysis of Mrs. Thatcher's historic election to a third term as Prime Minister.
BBC
Bbc: 1979: Thatcher Wins Tory Landslide
British Broadcasting Corporation gives a detailed analysis of the election of 1979 which swept Margaret Thatcher into office.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Politics in England [Pdf]
Resource on the political life of England's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and how her conservative politics stirred controversy as well as praise. Students can read and analyze excerpts from Thatcher's speeches. Site includes...
Other
Margaret Thatcher Foundation
The home page for the Margaret Thatcher Foundation. 'The site offers free access to the full texts of thousands of documents relating to the politics of the last quarter of a century.' It also contains the texts of many of Margaret...
BBC
Bbc News: Remembering the Thatcher Era
This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation provides BBC's 20th anniversary retrospective on Margaret Thatcher's rise to power as the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain. This articles is written by her former press...
BBC
Bbc: Remembering Thatcher the Day She Won
This site from BBC provides the twentieth anniversary retrospective of the day Margaret Thatcher won the election for Prime Minister in 1979. Various personalities comment on their response that day.
Space.com
Space.com: Lyrids: Leftovers of Comet Thatcher
Learn about one of the prominent meteor shower in April with information in this article. Understand the history of the shower as well as information about Comet Thatcher whose dust causes the shower to occur. Site also features a video...
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Margaret Hilda Thatcher
This is a very brief encyclopedia article on Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to hold the office of prime minister of Great Britain.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Margaret Thatcher
Students learn about the biography of Margaret Thatcher who was first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and England on this site.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: Margaret Thatcher
This visual website from Google Cultural Institute shares background information and photos about Margaret Thatcher.
Read Works
Read Works: Passages: Sandra Day O'connor
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a nonfiction text Sandra Day O'Connor and a linked passage about Margaret Thatcher and then complete questions over the paired texts.RI.11-12.5 Evaluate text structure
British Library
British Library: 20th Century Works: Top Girls
Written by Caryl Churchill in 1982, "Top Girls" was one of the first plays to engage directly with Thatcherism. Read an overview of "Top Girls" and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and videos.
Curated OER
Bbc News: Remembering the Thatcher Era
This site from the British Broadcasting Corporation provides BBC's 20th anniversary retrospective on Margaret Thatcher's rise to power as the first woman Prime Minister of Great Britain. This articles is written by her former press...
Curated OER
Writing Fix: Adventurous Magic: Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
Front cover of Bruce Coville’s book Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher.
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: Ronald Wilson Reagan
This website contains links to the following Ronald Reagan speeches: Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union Addresses, The 1964 Speech, The Challenger Disaster Speech, The Evil Empire Speech, Pointe de Hoc Normandy, Speech at Omaha...
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Adventurous Magic
This writing activity is inspired by Bruce Coville's Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher, and students will be asked to write about an original magical object that they have discovered in the "Elives' Magic Supplies," just as Jeremy does in...
Arizona State University
Arizona State University: Contemporary Britain (1939 1980)
Lecture outline for university-level course in British history since 1939 (ending at the Thatcher era).
BBC
Bbc: History: The Welfare State Never Ending Reform
An article by a British Member of Parliament that traces the history of the welfare state in Britain. It examines its beginning in the early 1900s through its overreaching problems at the end of the twentieth century. Archived.