CLEP Western Civ II

Answer: D - Conservative Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was known for her criticism of the welfare state. Through the first half of the 20th century, the enfranchised working classes supported numerous social reforms. However, Thatcher protested the expense of these social programs and took measures against them, such as limiting the power of labor unions and reducing taxes to benefit industry. She was initially popular due to Britain's success in the Falkland's War, when Britain prevented Argentina from claiming the islands it had historically controlled.