introduction - for ‘britain was fully democratic by 1918’ how valid is this view? Flashcards
before 1918 could britain be named a fully democratic country
no
what needed to be changed to allow for a more democratic system?
there were many issues within the british political system that needed to be changed to allow britain to be considered a more democratic country
in 1866 all voters had to be….
e male, over 21 and own either a property or some land
acts began to be put in place but….
women did not benefit from these until 1918 and even then equal voting for all did not exist
in atempts to make britain a more democratic country by 1918 acts of law were introduced to try and…
widen the franchise, end bribery corruption and intimidation, redistribute the steaks in the house of moons and improve membership to the house of commons
however despite these atempts….
britain was not a fully democratic country by 1918
by the early 1860’s how many brits could vote
only around 1.43 million could vote out of a total population of 30 million