Reform Acts 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsA2/A-levelNone Created by: somethingcomfortingCreated on: 25-03-21 17:36 why were women excluded from the 1832 Reform Act? they were considered too moral to be a threat, had no political status and it was believed they would weaken parliament 1 of 11 how much did the 1918 Reform Act increase the electorate by? tripled it - 7,000,000 to 21,000,000 2 of 11 how many women were given the vote by the 1918 Reform Act? 8 million 3 of 11 what was decided at the 1916 Speakers' Conference? men over 21 were given the vote and men aged 19-20 who had served in the war could vote 4 of 11 what did the 1918 Reform Act do? women over 30 could vote but only if they were also a householder/married to one, a university graduate, or rented property at £5 a year 5 of 11 what percentage of women over 30 did not meet the criteria to vote by 1918? 20% 6 of 11 who was the first woman to sit in the House of Commons and when? Nancy Astor - 1919 7 of 11 what did the little change in voting habits between 1918 and 1924 mean for the government? they believed it would be safe to introduce suffrage reform 8 of 11 what would have the 1919 Labour suffrage bill done if it had not failed? given all women over 21 the vote 9 of 11 how many members did the Conservative party's women's organisation have by 1928? 1 million 10 of 11 what did the 1928 Reform Act do and how many women did it add to the franchise? introduced votes for all women over 21 - added over 5.2 million women 11 of 11
Comments
No comments have yet been made