Challenges to Liberalism at home Flashcards

1
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Who was the Liberal Prime Minister from Dec 1905- Apr 1908?

A

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

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2
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Who was the Liberal Prime Minister from Apr 1908- Dec 1916?

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Herbet Henry Asquith

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3
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Why did the Liberals not want women to be emancipated?

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Because the ones who would get it were traditionally conservative

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4
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Why did the Liberals do something for Trade Unions?

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Because until 1909 Trade Unions were affiliated to the Liberals and some Trade Unionists were still Liberal voters

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5
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When was the Suffragette movement formed?

A

1897

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6
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When did the Suffragette movement divide?

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1903

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7
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When did the “wild years” begin?

A

1908 onwards

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8
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What was the Liberal response to Suffragette Militancy?

A

The 1910 Conciliation Bill was tabled and the 1913 “Cat and Mouse” act was formed

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9
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What was the 1913 “Cat and Mouse” Act

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A law which allowed the government to arrest, release and the re-arrest the suffragettes

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10
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What was the main cause of the Parliament Crisis?

A

The budget of 1909 being blocked

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11
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Was the budget of 1909 ever passed?

A

Yes

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12
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What was the Liberal response to the Parliament Crisis?

A

The 1911 Parliament Act

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13
Q

What were the features of the 1911 Parliament Act?

A

5 years instead of 7 years for a government
Bills were delayed and not vetoed by Lords
Finance Bills couldn’t be rejected
Payment of MPs

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14
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Which party benefited the most from the 1911 payment of MPs?

A

Labour

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15
Q

When was the Union created?

A

1800

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16
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What was “West Britonism”?

A

The idea that Ireland has no separate identity and was merely a geographical are of Britain

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17
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What was the Conservatives’s position on the Irish Question?

A

They were for the union

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18
Q

What was the INP?

A

The Irish Nationalist Party represented nationalists in parliament

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19
Q

Who led the INP?

A

John Redmond

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20
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Who was James Connolly?

A

A prominent trade unionist who wanted a “Socialist Worker’s Republic”

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21
Q

Who won over Dublin?

A

James Connolly

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22
Q

What does Sinn Fein mean?

A

Ourselves alone

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23
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What was Sinn Fein’s position on Connolly?

A

They were opposed to his ideas since he was peaceful

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24
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When was Sinn Fein founded?

A

1905

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25
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Who founded Sinn Fein?

A

Arthur Griffith

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26
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What was the “voluntary parliament”?

A

A parliament created by Sinn Fein, so they could act like Ireland was independent

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27
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When was the 1st Home Rule Bill introduced?

A

1886

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28
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When was the 2nd Home Rule Bill introduced?

A

1892-3

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29
Q

Did Ulster want devolution?

A

No, because the majority of Ulster-men were protestant

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30
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Who was Patrick Pearse?

A

A republican teacher who preached of “blood sacrifice”

31
Q

What did Edward Carson want?

A

Unionism especially in Ulster

32
Q

What did the passing of the 1911 Parliament Act allow?

A

For a Home Rule bill to be passed without being blocked by the House of Lords

33
Q

When did the Liberals introduce the Home Rule Bill?

A

1912

34
Q

Why did the Liberals introduce the Home Rule Bill, 1912?

A

The Liberals had commitment to Home Rule (e.g. Gladstone)
There was popular sentiment in Ireland (e.g. INP)
1910 election, INP had balance of power and had promise of Home Rule

35
Q

How many seats did the Liberals gain in the 1910 general election?

A

275

36
Q

How many seats did the Unionists gain in the 1910 general election?

A

273

37
Q

How many seats did Labour gain in the 1910 general election?

A

40

38
Q

How many seats did the Irish Nationalists gain in the 1910 general election?

A

82

39
Q

How many seats did the Unionists gain in the 1906 election?

A

157

40
Q

How many seats did the Liberals gain in the 1906 election?

A

400

41
Q

How many seats did Labour gain in the 1906 election?

A

52

42
Q

How many seats did the INP gain in the 1906 general election?

A

83

43
Q

What was the 1910 Conciliation Bill?

A

Allowed certain women enfranchisement

44
Q

Why was the 1910 Conciliation Bill not passed?

A

Asquith was against it because he was against female suffrage due to militancy
Because it would increase Conservative voters

45
Q

What was the NUWSS?

A

National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies

46
Q

What was the WSPU?

A

The Women’s Social and Political Union

47
Q

Who led the WSPU?

A

Emmeline Pankhurst

48
Q

Which came first, the WSPU or NUWSS?

A

NUWSS in 1897

49
Q

When was the LRC founded?

A

1900

50
Q

When was the Taff Vale case adjudicated?

A

1901

51
Q

When was the first Labour cabinet minister appointed?

A

1916- Arthur Henderson

52
Q

When was the Lib-Lab pact formed?

A

1903

53
Q

What was Lyons vs Wilkins?

A

An appeals court case which limited union’s right to picket

54
Q

When was Lyons vs Wilkins?

A

1899

55
Q

How many unions were in the LRC in 1900?

A

10 Unions

56
Q

When was the khaki election?

A

1900

57
Q

How many seats did the LRC win in 1900?

A

2 seats

58
Q

Who were Lib-Labs?

A

Working men who represented the Liberals

59
Q

When was the Taff Vale case?

A

1900-1901

60
Q

How many unions were affiliated to the LRC in 1903?

A

168 unions

61
Q

How many MPs did the LRC win in 1906?

A

29 MPs

62
Q

When was the Trade Disputes Act?

A

1906

63
Q

What was the Osbourne Judgement?

A

A high court ruling that unions couldn’t give funds to political parties

64
Q

What was the 1911 Payment of MPs?

A

Gave MPs £400 per annum

65
Q

What was the 1911 Payment of MPs a response to?

A

1909 Osborne Judgement

66
Q

In 1910, how many Labour MPs were there?

A

42

67
Q

What does the War do to the Labour Party?

A

Divides the leadership

68
Q

What was the majority decision of the Labour Party to the war?

A

They support the war

69
Q

What was Keir Hardie’s reaction to war?

A

Against war

70
Q

What was Carson?

A

Ulster Unionist

71
Q

What did Redmond want?

A

Home rule

72
Q

Why was Redmond discredited?

A

Supporting government during war

73
Q

When was the Independent Labour Party founded?

A

1893

74
Q

Who founded the Independent Labour Party?

A

Kier Hardie