Politics Booklet 2

Question 1

How many seats did the Liberal Party loose in 1886 compared to 1885?

Answer 1

143

Question 2

Why was Gladstone unpopular in 1886 in Britian?

Answer 2

wanted to introduce home rule in ireland and the british hated the idea of home rule

Question 3

How many seats did the conservatives loose in the 1906 election?

Answer 3

202

Question 4

Who lead the conservatives in 1886?

Answer 4

Lord Salisbury

Question 5

What were Salisbury views?

Answer 5

he hatted the working class and thought they were vermin
incredibly suspicious of democracy

Question 6

what are the reasons for conservative dominance?

Answer 6

the struggles of the liberal party
sailsburys leadership
electoral trends
party organisation
role of the liberal unionists
conservative legislation
imperialism

Question 7

how did the liberals split in 1886?

Answer 7

MPs left the party over issues over home rule in Ireland
liberals split and the liberal unionists were formed

Question 8

What was the Newcastle program?

Answer 8

home rule but also tougher line on health and safety and gladstone is forced to accept this to ensure party unity

Question 9

what was new liberalism?

Answer 9

committed to more advanced social policies

Question 10

What was the Hawarden Kite?

Answer 10

when Gladstone leaked in an article that he supported home rule which he had previously despised

Question 11

When was Hawarden Kite?

Answer 11

December 1885

Question 12

Who was Rosebury?

Answer 12

liberal prime minister from 1894 and was a liberal imperialist, he was a poor leader as he didnt have much interest in politics, was arrogant and hard to work with

Question 13

How did sailsbury strengthen the conservatives position in 1895?

Answer 13

he included the liberal unionists in the 1895 coalition

Question 14

when was the primrose league founded?

Answer 14

1883

Question 15

what was the situation with middle class voters in 1886?

Answer 15

wealthier middle classes were moving into the suburbs and becoming more sympathetic towards the conservatives (villa toryism)

Question 16

why did working class voting change in 1886?

Answer 16

because of floating ( the idea that the upper classes were destined to rule)
patriotic enthusiasm for the empire
their dislike of ireland

Question 17

by 1886 how many members did the primrose league have?

Answer 17

237,000

Question 18

what were the conservatives two major advantages over the liberals in terms of party organisation?

Answer 18

the quality of their propaganda
the creation of the primrose league

Question 19

How many seats did sailsbury win in the 1895 election and how many were liberal unionists?

Answer 19

411 ( 71 were liberal unionists)

Question 20

When was the local government act?

Answer 20

1888

Question 21

what did the local government act do?

Answer 21

created 62 elected councils, they were given responsibility for roads, bridges ect.

Question 22

when was the technical instruction act?

Answer 22

1889

Question 23

when was the tithes act?

Answer 23

1891

Question 24

what did the allotments act intend to do?

Answer 24

to lessen the harm done by the agricultural depression to agricultural workers.

Question 25

define jingoism?

Answer 25

excessive patriotism claiming superiority over the other nations

Question 26

how did the Boer war benefit the conservatives?

Answer 26

it lead to patriotic support for the conservatives and lead to the conservatives and liberal unionists winning 402 seats in the1900 election

Question 27

by 1900 how many workers were in a union?

Answer 27

2 million

Question 28

by 1900 what was the total of the unskilled workers?

Answer 28

15 million

Question 29

how were gas, water and engineering workers benefited by the 1890s?

Answer 29

they were classed as skilled jobs and specialised so couldn't be dispensed

Question 30

when was lyons v wilkins case?

Answer 30

1896

Question 31

What were the two types of unions?

Answer 31

model unions/ craft unions and new unions

Question 32

what methods did the new unions use?

Answer 32

striking was their first line of attack subscription was low making it accessible more radical then craft unions

Question 33

what methods did the craft unions use?

Answer 33

help improve conditions through self help and strikes would be used as a last resort

Question 34

why was their demand for political representation for the working classes?

Answer 34

rise in unemployment problems with craft unions great depression little improvements growth in rights ideas of socialism

Question 35

Who was the chief of the ILP?

Answer 35

Keir Hardie

Question 36

What were the three groups that formed to make the labour party?

Answer 36

the social democratic foundation the fabian society the independent labour party

Question 37

when was the social democratic foundation founded?

Answer 37

1881

Question 38

when was the fabian society founded?

Answer 38

1884

Question 39

when was the independent labour party formed?

Answer 39

1893

Question 40

when was the LRC founded?

Answer 40

February 1900

Question 41

what was the LRC founded a result of?

Answer 41

the trade union congress pushing for more working class representation in the house of commons

Question 42

what did the social democratic foundation aim to do?

Answer 42

overthrow existing political, social and economic order through revolution

Question 43

what did the fabian society aim to do?

Answer 43

they didn't want to win political power however they wanted other parties to adopt some more socialist ideas

Question 44

what did the independent labour party intend to do?

Answer 44

returning working class candidates as members of parliament

Question 45

what were the aims of the LRC?

Answer 45

socialism political power for the labour party rights for workers

Question 46

what difficulties did the LRC face?

Answer 46

electoral struggles in 1895/1900 reputation attitudes of the main trade unions finance

Question 47

how significant was Keir Hardie?

Answer 47

he campaigned for causes such as women's suffrage and opposed ww1 he was elected leader in 1893

Question 48

how significant was James Ramsay MacDonald?

Answer 48

became party leader in 1911 he was one of the founders of the labour party he was Britain's first working class prime minster when he took office in 1924

Question 49

why was the 1906 election a crucial milestone for the development of the labour party?

Answer 49

their position had been strengthened by the unemployment pact in 1903 which the liberals depended on the labour party for support for the labour party gave this support in return for the liberals addressing the issues with the working classes

Question 50

When did Henry Campbell- Bannerman become the leader of the Liberals?

Answer 50

1898

Question 51

What was new liberalism?

Answer 51

the idea that the state should intervene in some circumstances to create the conditions in which everyone has an equal possibility to succeed

Question 52

How many seats did the liberals have in the 1906 election?

Answer 52

400

Question 53

What was the Lib Lab pact?

Answer 53

a secret pact made between the liberals and the preformed labour party which meant the liberals could keep their election costs down

Question 54

When was the constitutional crisis?

Answer 54

1909-1911

Question 55

what were the two stages of the constitutional crisis?

Answer 55

1) 1909-1910 over the lords rejection of Lloyd George's Peoples budget 2) 1910-1911 over the parliament bill which aimed to limit the power of the House of Lords

Question 56

what brought about the constitutional crisis?

Answer 56

the liberals were tired of the conservatives dominating the house of lords and rejecting liberal bills

Question 57

what were the three conservative peers in the house of lords?

Answer 57

rats diehards hedges

Question 58

what happened in 1909 in November?

Answer 58

lords reject the lloyd georges peoples budget

Question 59

what happened in january 1910?

Answer 59

a general election that gave the liberals narrow majority aand the IRP had the balance of power

Question 60

when was the parliament bill introduced?

Answer 60

march 1910 passed by the lords in april

Question 61

what happened in december 1910?

Answer 61

general election to get madate for reform of lords ( liberals and conservatives were equal and the IRP had the balance of power

Question 62

when was the parliament bill approved by the house of commons?

Answer 62

may 1911

Question 63

how many votes did the liberals and the liberal unionists and conservatives have in the decemebrr 1910 election

Answer 63

272