Challenges to Liberalism at home Flashcards
Who was the Liberal Prime Minister from Dec 1905- Apr 1908?
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Who was the Liberal Prime Minister from Apr 1908- Dec 1916?
Herbet Henry Asquith
Why did the Liberals not want women to be emancipated?
Because the ones who would get it were traditionally conservative
Why did the Liberals do something for Trade Unions?
Because until 1909 Trade Unions were affiliated to the Liberals and some Trade Unionists were still Liberal voters
When was the Suffragette movement formed?
1897
When did the Suffragette movement divide?
1903
When did the “wild years” begin?
1908 onwards
What was the Liberal response to Suffragette Militancy?
The 1910 Conciliation Bill was tabled and the 1913 “Cat and Mouse” act was formed
What was the 1913 “Cat and Mouse” Act
A law which allowed the government to arrest, release and the re-arrest the suffragettes
What was the main cause of the Parliament Crisis?
The budget of 1909 being blocked
Was the budget of 1909 ever passed?
Yes
What was the Liberal response to the Parliament Crisis?
The 1911 Parliament Act
What were the features of the 1911 Parliament Act?
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
Which party benefited the most from the 1911 payment of MPs?
Labour
When was the Union created?
1800
What was “West Britonism”?
The idea that Ireland has no separate identity and was merely a geographical are of Britain
What was the Conservatives’s position on the Irish Question?
They were for the union
What was the INP?
The Irish Nationalist Party represented nationalists in parliament
Who led the INP?
John Redmond
Who was James Connolly?
A prominent trade unionist who wanted a “Socialist Worker’s Republic”
Who won over Dublin?
James Connolly
What does Sinn Fein mean?
Ourselves alone
What was Sinn Fein’s position on Connolly?
They were opposed to his ideas since he was peaceful
When was Sinn Fein founded?
1905
