factor 1

Question 1

KU

Answer 1

Between the 1750s and the 1940s Britain underwent huge changes, These changes were linked to the new technology of the day including factory methods and transport reforms too.

During the 1800s the new technology of railways boomed in Britain Newspapers could now bring national news all over the county to those living in towns

Question 2

analysis

Answer 2

l as This transformed the country from one where most people lived and worked in the countryside. After this, most people lived in towns and cities and worked in large workplaces e.g factories, mines, shipyards

Question 3

analysis +

Answer 3

significant proportion of people still lived in rural areas so felt little of the impact of urbanisation and industrialisation

Question 4

evaluation

Answer 4

The Liberals passed the 1884 Representation of the People Act which meant that those living in the countryside had the same voting rights as those in the towns. This shows that the industrial revolution was not needed for the growth of democracy as those living in the countryside soon received the same rights