new essay plan 1

Question 1

Introduction facts

Answer 1

Before 1851 voters needed to own property, so only upper class wealthy people could vote. Also, voting wasn’t private, and corruption was everywhere.

Question 2

Introduction however sentence

Answer 2

However after 1851 Britain started to become more democratic.

Question 3

This essay will discuss…

Answer 3

This essay will talk about how WW1, the industrial revolution, developments abroad, and pressure groups helped make Britain more democratic.

Question 4

This essay will argue…

Answer 4

This essay will argue that WW1 was the most important reason why Britain became a more democratic country.

Question 5

P1 topic sentence

Answer 5

The first factor to be discussed is WW1.

Question 6

P1 backround information

Answer 6

Politicians were planning to change the rules about men voting as they thought that soldiers returning from the war deserved to be able to vote after fighting for their country. Also, throughout WW1 women did a lot of jobs men would normally do, like making weapons in factories, so politicians started to support giving them the vote after they did their part for the war effort.

Question 7

P1 why important

Answer 7

It could be argued that WW1 was important in making Britain more democratic because politicians didn’t think it was right to not let men vote after they fought in the war. Also, WW1 got women the vote as it was considered a thank you for the war effort.

Question 8

P1 why not important

Answer 8

However it could also be argued that WW1 was not the most important factor in making Britain more democratic. This is because during the war, it was mainly women under thirty who worked in the factories, but only women over thirty got to vote.

Question 9

P1 overall

Answer 9

Overall, WW1 was the main reason why Britain became more democratic as both men and women were given the vote for their actions during the war, and also because soldiers coming back to Britain might have lost their ability to vote because of residence qualifications, and politicians didn’t think this was right, giving them a reason to change rules about voting.

Question 10

P2 topic sentence

Answer 10

The second factor to be discussed is the industrial revolution.

Question 11

P2 backround information

Answer 11

During the industrial revolution the middle class were created. The middle class owned new industrial sectors like coal mines and railways, and were becoming some of the most powerful and wealthy people in Britain. The industrial revolution also let the working class realise they were wealth creators and should have a say in how the country was run.

Question 12

P2 why important

Answer 12

It could be argued that the industrial revolution was important in making Britain more democratic, as the middle class and working class started to argue that they should have more power as they created lots of money for Britain.

Question 13

P2 why not important

Answer 13

However, it could also be argued that the industrial revolution was not the most important factor in making Britain more democratic as the industrial revolution happened almost a century before people could vote equally in Britain.

Question 14

P2 overall

Answer 14

Overall, the industrial revolution was important in making Britain more democratic, but not as important as WW1. This is because the industrial revolution didn’t have a huge effect on changing rules about voting in Britain, as nothing happened for years after, whereas WW1 provided a reason to make Britain more democratic immediately.

Question 15

P3 backround information

Answer 15

Between the 1700s and 1900s lots of political revolutions happened all over the world, including the Russian revolution in 1917, and the French revolution which resulted in more democracy across Europe. As this happened, lots of politicians would prefer to give limited political reforms than risk a revolution.

Question 16

P3 topic sentence

Answer 16

The third factor to be discussed is developments abroad.

Question 17

P3 why important

Answer 17

It could be argued that developments abroad were important in making Britain more democratic. This is because the British government was supporting reforms in other parts of the world and didn’t think it was such a bad idea to do the same in Britain. They had also seen what a revolution could do and were weary of the same happening in Britain.

Question 18

P3 why not important

Answer 18

However, it could also be argued that developments abroad weren’t the most important reason why Britain became more democratic, as there wasn’t any evidence that people in Britain were planning a revolution or anything violent to make the government let them vote.

Question 19

P3 overall

Answer 19

Overall, while developments abroad were an important factor in making Britain more democratic, they were not as important as WW1. This is because with no evidence of a revolution being planned in Britain, it couldn’t have been a big motivation for the government to let more people vote, while WW1 motivated them to let more people vote because of the work soldiers and women in factories did.

Question 20

P4 topic sentence

Answer 20

The fourth factor to be discussed is pressure groups.

Question 21

P4 backround information

Answer 21

In the 1800s, some pressure groups were the National Reform Union who wanted a secret ballot and votes for all ratepayers, and the Reform league who had similar aims but used more radical ways of protesting. There was also the National Union of Women’s Suffrage who wanted to get women the vote, and the Women’s Social and Political Union who wanted the same but used more extreme methods of protesting.

Question 22

P4 why important

Answer 22

It could be argued that pressure groups were important in making Britain more democratic, as they brought attention to political issues and gave people who couldn’t vote a way to say what they wanted.

Question 23

P4 why not important

Answer 23

However, it could also be argued that pressure groups were not the most important reason why Britain became more democratic as groups like the Reform League and suffragettes were disliked because of their violent protesting, so politicians didn’t think they were worthy of the vote, and they actually may have made themselves less likely to get the vote.

Question 24

P4 overall

Answer 24

Overall, pressure groups were important in making Britain more democratic, but not as important as WW1. This is because although pressure groups did raise a lot of awareness about making Britain more democratic politicians didn’t like didn’t like the radical ways they protested and decided they couldn’t be trusted to vote. Whereas WW1 did the opposite and convinced politicians people could be trusted to vote because of everything they did for the war effort.

Question 25

Conclusion topic sentence

Answer 25

In conclusion, whilst the other factors outlined were important to a certain extent WW1 was indeed the most important reason Britain became more democratic.

Question 26

Conclusion WW1 more important than industrial revolution

Answer 26

WW1 was more important than the industrial revolution as it didn’t help make Britain more democratic until decades later while WW1 helped straight away.

Question 27

Conclusion WW1 more important than developments abroad

Answer 27

WW1 was more important than developments abroad as no one in Britain was planning a revolution, so developments didn’t do as much as WW1 to make Britain more democratic, as soldiers fighting in the war did more to make politicians believe more people should get to vote.

Question 28

Conclusion why WW1 more important than pressure groups

Answer 28

WW1 was more important than pressure groups as they made the government less likely to give people the vote while WW1 did the exact opposite and showed that more people should vote.

Question 29

Conclusion overall

Answer 29

Overall, WW1 was the most important reason why Britain became more democratic because it encouraged the governments that people had earned the vote.