Britain 4- Challenges and crises Flashcards
(41 cards)
why was the general election of January 1910 called?
after the Lords vetoed Lloyd George’s budget
why did the Lords veto Lloyd George’s budget?
saw the ideas of redistributive taxation and of progressive taxation as an attack on the rich
who won the 1910 general election?
Liberals
who did the Liberals have to rely on to pass the budget and how did they gain this extra support?
the Irish Nationalists were willing to give their support in return for an tick on the House of Lords (wanted to weaken the HOL to achieve home rule)
what did the 1910 parliament bill propose?
-HOL had no power to veto
-max period between general elections reduced from 7 to 5 years
what were the results of the December 1910 election?
Liberals won again with their reliance on support from the Irish Nationalists and Labour
what year did the commons pass the Parliament Bill?
1911
what was founded in 1897 that became the focus for most women’s suffrage societies and by who?
NUWSS (the National Union of Women’s suffrage societies) by Millicent Fawcett
what methods did members of the NUWSS believe in?
non- violent methods (e.g. discussions, processions, petitions, and public meetings.
how many members and societies did the NUWSS have by 1914?
500,000 members and 400 societies
which union was formed in 1903 and by who?
WSPU (Women’s social and political union) by Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters
what methods did the WSPU use and what were they known as?
campaign of disruption, the suffragettes
what happened on ‘Black Friday’ and when?
300 suffragettes tried to storm the lobby of the HOC
what happened to the two conciliation bills?
carried by the commons but the govt refused to carry them any further
name two examples of illegal methods employed by both suffragists and suffragettes
tax evasion and resistance to the census of 1911
give 3 examples of violent methods of protest used by the WSPU
smashing windows of shops and govt buildings, attacking paintings and chaining themselves to the railing of Buckingham palace
what did the suffragettes do in prison to protest?
hunger strike
why was the legislation for womens votes delayed?
govt was unwilling to give parliamentary time to a measure that many Liberals believed would benefit the conservatives more
what was the conservative view on the issue of womens suffrage?
they were divided with leadership seeing tactical advantages but most Tory backbenchers opposed it
what year did Asquith and the cabinet accept the principle of female suffrage?
1912
why and how did the suffragettes step up their military campaign?
because the amendment to the plural voting bill which gave the vote to certain categories of women could not be passed so the suffragettes set fire to post boxes, churches and railway stations + physically attacking cabinet ministers
who threw themselves in front of the king’s horse and when?
Emily Davison, 1913 Derby
why did the Pankhursts start to lose support?
their violent tactics
what was the ‘cat and mouse act’ and when was it passed?
allowed the release from prison of women who were weak from hunger striking ad were re-imprisoned once they had recovered. 1913
