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

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Henry Campbell-Bannerman

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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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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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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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When was the Suffragette movement formed?

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1897

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When did the Suffragette movement divide?

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1903

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When did the “wild years” begin?

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1908 onwards

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What was the Liberal response to Suffragette Militancy?

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

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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?

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The budget of 1909 being blocked

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11
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Was the budget of 1909 ever passed?

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Yes

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12
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What was the Liberal response to the Parliament Crisis?

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The 1911 Parliament Act

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What were the features of the 1911 Parliament Act?

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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?

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Labour

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15
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When was the Union created?

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1800

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16
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What was “West Britonism”?

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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?

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They were for the union

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18
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What was the INP?

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The Irish Nationalist Party represented nationalists in parliament

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19
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Who led the INP?

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John Redmond

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20
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Who was James Connolly?

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

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21
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Who won over Dublin?

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James Connolly

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22
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What does Sinn Fein mean?

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Ourselves alone

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What was Sinn Fein’s position on Connolly?

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They were opposed to his ideas since he was peaceful

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When was Sinn Fein founded?

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1905

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25
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Who founded Sinn Fein?

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Arthur Griffith

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What was the “voluntary parliament”?

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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?

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1886

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When was the 2nd Home Rule Bill introduced?

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1892-3

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29
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Did Ulster want devolution?

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No, because the majority of Ulster-men were protestant

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30
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Who was Patrick Pearse?

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A republican teacher who preached of “blood sacrifice”

31
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What did Edward Carson want?

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Unionism especially in Ulster

32
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What did the passing of the 1911 Parliament Act allow?

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

33
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When did the Liberals introduce the Home Rule Bill?

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1912

34
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Why did the Liberals introduce the Home Rule Bill, 1912?

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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

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

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275

36
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How many seats did the Unionists gain in the 1910 general election?

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273

37
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How many seats did Labour gain in the 1910 general election?

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40

38
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How many seats did the Irish Nationalists gain in the 1910 general election?

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82

39
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How many seats did the Unionists gain in the 1906 election?

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157

40
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How many seats did the Liberals gain in the 1906 election?

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400

41
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How many seats did Labour gain in the 1906 election?

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52

42
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How many seats did the INP gain in the 1906 general election?

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83

43
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What was the 1910 Conciliation Bill?

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Allowed certain women enfranchisement

44
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Why was the 1910 Conciliation Bill not passed?

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

45
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What was the NUWSS?

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National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies

46
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What was the WSPU?

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The Women’s Social and Political Union

47
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Who led the WSPU?

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Emmeline Pankhurst

48
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Which came first, the WSPU or NUWSS?

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NUWSS in 1897

49
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When was the LRC founded?

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1900

50
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When was the Taff Vale case adjudicated?

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1901

51
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When was the first Labour cabinet minister appointed?

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1916- Arthur Henderson

52
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When was the Lib-Lab pact formed?

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1903

53
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What was Lyons vs Wilkins?

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

54
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When was Lyons vs Wilkins?

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1899

55
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How many unions were in the LRC in 1900?

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10 Unions

56
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When was the khaki election?

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1900

57
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How many seats did the LRC win in 1900?

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2 seats

58
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Who were Lib-Labs?

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Working men who represented the Liberals

59
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When was the Taff Vale case?

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1900-1901

60
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How many unions were affiliated to the LRC in 1903?

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168 unions

61
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How many MPs did the LRC win in 1906?

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29 MPs

62
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When was the Trade Disputes Act?

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1906

63
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What was the Osbourne Judgement?

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

64
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What was the 1911 Payment of MPs?

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Gave MPs £400 per annum

65
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What was the 1911 Payment of MPs a response to?

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1909 Osborne Judgement

66
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In 1910, how many Labour MPs were there?

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42

67
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What does the War do to the Labour Party?

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Divides the leadership

68
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What was the majority decision of the Labour Party to the war?

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They support the war

69
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What was Keir Hardie’s reaction to war?

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Against war

70
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What was Carson?

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Ulster Unionist

71
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What did Redmond want?

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Home rule

72
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Why was Redmond discredited?

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Supporting government during war

73
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When was the Independent Labour Party founded?

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1893

74
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Who founded the Independent Labour Party?

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Kier Hardie

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