History: Votes

Question 1

The London Men’s Working Association (LMWA) was established to gain the suffrage of what type of people?

Answer 1

Mentally stable men over the age of 21

Question 2

What reform did the Birmingham Political Union (BPU) campaign for?

Answer 2

Economical reform

Question 3

What individual wishes Feargus O’ Connor campaign for?

Answer 3

Repeal the Act of Union.
Abolition of Tithes.

Question 4

Which union played a vital role in gaining the vote for middle class men?

Answer 4

BPU

Question 5

What reform did Henry Hunt campaign for?

Answer 5

Industrial Reform.

Question 6

What does WSPU stand for and who was it lead by?

Answer 6

The Women’s Social and Political Union lead by Emmeline Pankhurst.

Question 7

What does the NUWSS stand for and who was it lead by?

Answer 7

The National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies. And it was lead by Millicent Fawcett.

Question 8

What forms of campaign did the suffragists use?

Answer 8

Petitions, peaceful protests.

Question 9

When was The Representation of the People Bill passed?

Answer 9

1918

Question 10

The Representation of the People Act of as passed in what year?

Answer 10

1928