Fact Test 6 Flashcards
What did the King intervene to stop?
The passing of Fox/North’s India Bill, bringing Pitt to power in 1783
What did Pitt do to gain supporters?
Delayed the election until march 1784- especially to gain Northites
Where did Pitt win well?
Large constituencies such as Middlesex and Yorkshire where bribes were ineffective
What are examples of loyalist groups who supported Pitt
Church & King clubs and Reeves Associations
Who was the guest speaker at spa fields 1816?
1816- Henry Hunt in his famous white top hat
Who stirred up the town beforehand and attacked the tower
Dr Watson and his son who were both spenceans
Who was the leader of the Pentrich Uprising?
Jeremiah Brandreth
What did peel become in the 1822 cabinet reshuffle
1822- Home Secretary
What did Huskisson become in the 1822 cabinet reshuffle
1822- president of the board of trade
How many capital punishments were from the statute when peel was Home Secretary
180
When did peel become prime minister for the second time?
1841, with a big majority of the Whigs
What was Peel’s victory seen as?
A transition to conservatism
Election data showed that who supported Pitt?
traditional tories (landowners, not the new middle class)
Who were the leaders of the ACLL
Cobden and bright, mainly industrialists
What did the ACLL use new tactics for?
To raise funds, buy elections, use propaganda
What did the ACLL buy to gain votes and support in parliament?
Property worth £250 million
When did Peel repeal the Corn Laws?
1846, citing the Irish Famine as the main reason
What monster meeting did Peel close?
Clontarf, which was organised by the repeal association
What did the Devon Commission’s report say?
Tenants should have compensation on property- peel supported this.
How much money did Peel give the Maynooth seminary for priests
One off payment of £30,000 and annual payments of £26,000
How many people had fled from GDR between 1945- 1961?
1/6 of GDR population- about 3 million people
What did Khrushchev give the west in Nov 1958?
1958- an ultimatum, suggesting a separate peace treaty with GDR
At what was an agreement failed to be made over the future of Berlin?
The 1959 Geneva Conference
Which leader was determined for Germany not to become a neutral state.
Adenauer, the leader of the FRG
