History - The Impact of Parliamentary Reform (Theme 2)

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How many rotten and pocket borough seats were abolished after the 1832 Reform Act?
145
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In boroughs what £ householders were enfranchised in 1832?
£10
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When was the Tamworth Manifesto? Who brought is about? What did it pledge to do?
1834 | Sir Robert Peel | Conserve established institutions and break Old Toryism by campaigning against abuses
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When were the Corn Laws repealed and by who
1846 and Sir Robert Peel
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When was the Trade Union Congress (TUC) formed?
1868
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Who use to vote the same way as their landlords (£)
£50 tenant farmers
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75% of MPs elected in the first election after the 1832 reforms were mostly...?
Landowners
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Fewer than ... came from industrial or commerical backgrounds?
100
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When was the £600 property qualification abolished?
1858
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What proportion of the population did the south-west have over more urban areas?
One Third (1/3)
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In 1872 how many salaried trade union leaders where elected into parliament?
2
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When were 13 salaried trade union leaders elected into parliament?
1885
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The extension of the franchise facilitated the election of how many Labour MPs in 1918?
57
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When was the Independent Labour Party (ILP) established?
1893
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When was the Labour Representation Committee (LRC) formed?
1900
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When was the Taff Vale case? What did it lead to?
1910 | An increase in union membership and greater Labour solidarity
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When did the Liberals and LRC form the 'Lib-Lab Pact'? and what did it do?
1903 | Prevent a split in the working class vote
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When was the Labour Party formed?
1906
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When was the first Labour government formed and who was it under?
1924 and Ramsay MacDonald
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Who did the Whig MPs join with to ensure the defeat of the King's Prime Minster nominee?
Radicals and Irish MPs (Linchfield House Compact)
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Who would Victoria have prefered to be Prime Minister instead of Gladstone in 1880?
Lord Hartington
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Who was the political journalist in 1867 who wrote the book 'The English Constitution'?
Walter Bagehot
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What percentage of MPs elected in December 1832 were landowners?
75%
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After the 1867 Reform Act how many MPs were returned from the south-west?
45
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After the 1867 Reform Act how many MPs were taken from small boroughs/ And how many larger boroughs received them?
38 small boroughs and 19 larger boroughs
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How many small boroughs lost their seat because of the 1885 Redistribution Act?
107
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To enhance party co-ordination what did the Tories found in 1832?
The Carlton club
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When was the Whig's Reform Club set up?
1836
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Who established the Conservative Central Office in 1871?
John Gorst
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The National Union of Conservatuve and Constitutional Association had how many local associations? When was this?
791 local associations and 1877
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Election defeat in 1874 for the Liberals led to the creation of what? And when?
The National Liberal Federation and in 1877
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Who was the leading Liberal in Birmingham? (After the 1867 Reform Act)
Joseph Chamberlain
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When was the Primrose League?
1884 to 1910
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The electorate enfranchised how many men and women?
5 million men and 8 million women
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In % what did the Labour Party's share of the vote rise to agyer the 1918 Reform Act?
7% to 22%
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What did the trade union membership rise to during World War One?
4 million to 6 million
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In boroughs what £ householders were enfranchised in 1832?

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£10

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When was the Tamworth Manifesto? Who brought is about? What did it pledge to do?

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When were the Corn Laws repealed and by who

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When was the Trade Union Congress (TUC) formed?

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