King George V, 42 Labour MPs and 7% National Vote, 2 General Elections and Liberals weakened, Making £170m from overseas investments
11 of 23
1911
National Insurance Act, 75% population visiting seaside, 80% population living in towns of 10,000 or more, Dockers Strike, General Transport Strike, National Rail Strike
12 of 23
1912
Minimum Wage for Miners, 41m days lost in 834 disputes, Bleinheim Palace Rally, Failure of Suffrage Bill, Irish Home Rule Bill
13 of 23
1913
Cat and Mouse Act, Trade Union Act, 4m visiting Blackpool, Ulster Volunteer Force have 100,000/820,000 enrolled
14 of 23
1914
WW1 Starts, Empire covers 1/4 globe, Irish Home Rule Bill Passed but delayed, Triple Alliance of miners, railwaymen and transport workers, 8% GNP went into overseas investment
15 of 23
1801-1911
164% Rise in Population
16 of 23
1900-1901
421 Unions joined LRC
17 of 23
1902-1903
127 Unions joined LRC including Miners
18 of 23
1892-1903
Charles Booth's 'Life and Labour of the People of London'
19 of 23
1867
Reform Act
20 of 23
1884
Representation of the Peoples Act
21 of 23
1897
NUWSS founded
22 of 23
1894
Women can vote in Parochial Elections
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
King Edward VII, Balfour PM (Con), 41.5m population, 6.5m London population, census showed 75% living in towns of 10,000 or more
Back
1901
Card 3
Front
Education Act, Hay-Pauncefoote Treaty, Anglo-Japanese Alliance, Sinn Fein founded, Boer War Ends,
Back
Card 4
Front
WSPU founded, Rowntree's Study of York, Lib-Lab Pact, Tariff Reform Movement splits Tories
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