23 Flashcards
Forged the Tories into the modern conservative party.
Benjamin Disraeli
Irish settlers who owned large estates but didn’t love there
Absentee landlords
High tariffs on imported grain
British corn laws
One of Britain’s 2 major parties. Formed by socialists and union members.
British labour party
Crimes punishable by death. Ex: murder, shoplifting, sheep stealing, an impersonating an army veteran.
Capital offense
Rallied Irish members of parliament to press for home rule.
Charles Stewart Parnell
Alliances of various parties
Coalition
The body of people allowed to vote.
Electorate
Local self government
Home rule
Rural towns that lost so many people that they had few or no voters
Rotten Boroughs
Allowed people to cast their votes without announcing them publicly
Secret ballot
Led the Whigs who evolved into liberal party
William Gladstone
Herzl helped launch this movement devoted ti rebuilding a jewish state in Palestine.
Zionism
After reform act of 1832 rural or urban workers demanded more radical change. This petition demanded universal male suffrage ,annual parliamentary elections and salaries for members of parliment
Chartist movement
“The Liberator” Organized an irish catholic league and held mass meetings to demand repeal of unfair laws. Goal was to get irish land for the irish
Daniel O’ Connell