Pressure from public opinion Flashcards
1
Q
What is an example of a group who advocated for expanded suffrage in 1860s?
A
Reform league
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3
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What did the reform league bring?
A
Increasing pressure
4
Q
Who was apart of the reform league?
A
Mainly working class alliance
5
Q
What support did the reform league provide?
A
Trade union
6
Q
What was the reform leagues aim?
A
To work towards democracy through universal male suffrage and a programme of radical reform
7
Q
Who was the counterpart of the reform league?
A
Reform union
8
Q
Who encouraged the two reform league and union to work together?
A
John Bright
9
Q
Why did Bright want them to work alongside?
A
For an extension of the franchise for working men, but the class divide created tensions between them
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