Chapter 4 Flashcards
Challenges and crises
What unprecedented bill did the House of Lords reject in November 1909?
The People’s Budget
How many seats did the Liberals win in the 1910 election?
275
How many seats did the next biggest party (Unionists) achieve in 1910 election?
273
What did the 1910 Parliament Bill propose?
The House of Lords has no power to amend or reject money bills, could not delay legislation any longer than two years, period between general elections were five years
What did the Conservatives try to insist that the House of Lords had the right to?
The right to veto any change in the Constitution unless there was a referendum
How many seats did the Liberal Party hold in the December 1910 election?
272 (meant they had to rely on a working majority)
What was the impact of the constitutional crisis?
Lords could only delay important legislation, Liberals could begin their progressive reforms, Balfour resigned
What were some of the opposing views towards female emancipation?
Asquith was opposed, all parties were unsure about the female impact to the vote, some men could still not vote, not all women supported female suffrage
How many members did NUWSS have in 1914?
500,000 members and over 400 societies
What was the ‘Cat and Mouse Act’ 1913?
Prison authorities began releasing women who were hunger striking and re-arresting them when they were well
Which female suffrage activist threw herself under the King’s horse in 1913?
Emily Wilding Davison
What militant actions did the WSPU begin to use?
Window breaking, arson, attacks on museums, churches, art galleries
Who were the Liberal Party dependent on to stay in power from December 1910?
The 84 Irish Nationalist MPs
What would the 1912 Third Home Rule Bill attempt to implement?
Giving Ireland its own parliament with the power to make its own laws, while the British government would maintain primacy
What did the Conservatives claim the impact of the Third Home Rule Bill would be?
It would undermine Britain’s power, breaking up the UK and the Empire
What did Edward Carson draw up in 1912 in opposition to Home Rule?
The Ulster Covenant
What event cast doubt on the Liberal Party’s ability to implement Home Rule?
Curragh Mutiny in March 1914
What were some of the economic reasons for industrial unrest?
Cost of living was 14% higher than in 1906, the 1906 Trade Disputes Act removed the cost of strikes from trade unions
What were some of the political reasons for industrial unrest?
Improved education through Liberal reforms meant people were more aware of inequalities, Labour Party had not fulfilled the hopes of industrial workers
