foreign developments - was the reason britain became more democratic betwwen 1851-1928

Question 1

KU - what had britain always considered herself to be and what challenged this between 1851-1928

Answer 1

britain had always considered herself to be the ‘cradle of democracy’ however foreign developments challenged this between 1851 and 1928 as other country’s abroad were becoming more democratic

Question 2

KU - in what years did new Zealand and Finland grant women suffrage?

Answer 2

New zealand for example granted woman’s sufferage in 1893 and finland even earlier in 1872

Question 3

KU - morover what did the civil war champion (when did the civil war take place)

Answer 3

moreover, the civil war (1861-1865) championed the idea of freedom and civil rights as president Lincoln fought to end slavery and preserve the union

Question 4

A - this therefor means Britain did become a more democratic country between 1851-1928 due to the affects of foreign developments as…..

Answer 4

they compromised Britains label as being the birth place of democracy. british people became increasingly aware of developments such as the revolutions taking place abroad.
The french revolution 1789, for example, saw the old ruling aristocracy overthrown and the secure of power by the middle and working classes - this increased interest in democracy across europe and struck fear into polotitions

Question 5

A+ - However britain was not more democratic between 1851 and 1928 due to foreign developments because…

Answer 5

many of the events taking place did not occur close enough to Britains own attempts to make changes.
whilst the french revolution obviously drew attention to the need for democracy it occurred 100years before the majority of laws were introduced to improve this at home. Therefor we cannot say the french revolution was specifically a catalyst for the growth of democracy between 1851-1928

Question 6

E1 - upon evaluation foreign developments clearly…….

Answer 6

put some pressure on the government to consider changes that would bring Britain closer to a full democracy. However people would have been unaware of foreign developments had it not been for urbanisation and industrialisation.

Question 7

E2 - people would have been unaware of foreign developments had it not been for urbanisation and industrialisation…..

Answer 7

which lead to the growth of railway networks and consequent distribution of newspapers as a result. this increased the spread of information and allowed people the opportunity to learn about local, national and international political developments and unrest