an extremely brief history of english 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? English LanguageA2/A-levelAQA Created by: emmCreated on: 30-05-13 18:24 What year did Caxton bring the printing press over to England? 1476 1 of 17 The inkhorn debate is a defining characteristic of which period? The Rennaissance 2 of 17 In what year did education become compulsory for children working in factories? 1844 3 of 17 What year did the Elementary Education Act come into effect? (i.e. compulsory education between 5-10yrs) 1880 4 of 17 What year was the Free Education Act? 1891 5 of 17 Women's suffrage started in the 1900s. True or False? True 6 of 17 What are the 1920s often referred to as? the golden/roaring 20s 7 of 17 What decade did mass production start to appear? 1920s 8 of 17 When did women over 30 who were either a member or married to a member of the Local Government Register get the vote? 1918 9 of 17 What year were women allowed to vote on the same terms as men (i.e. over 21)? 1928 10 of 17 Which decade was particularly conformist, consumer-driven and materialistic? 1950s 11 of 17 What % of the population owned a TV in 1950? 1% 12 of 17 What % of people owned a TV in 1965? 75% 13 of 17 In what year was homosexuality legalised? 1967 14 of 17 What year were the Equal Pay Act and the Sex Discrimination Act? 1975 15 of 17 What year was Robert Lowth's Grammar published? 1762 16 of 17 What year was Johnson's Dictionary published? 1755 17 of 17
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