Protest Law & Order

Question 1

Who were the Suffragettes? (WSPU)

Answer 1

The suffragettes organised events which received publicity in order to promote themselves

Question 2

When were the suffragettes formed and by whom?

Answer 2

They were formed in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst

Question 3

What was a quote associated with the Suffragettes?

Answer 3

“Deeds not words”

Question 4

When did Asquith become Prime Minister?

Answer 4

In 1908

Question 5

What did Asquith tell the Suffrage groups?

Answer 5

He told them to prove to him that they had support

Question 6

How many protestors came to the NUWSS demonstration in London in 1907?

Answer 6

3,000 women

Question 7

How many people attended the WSPU demonstration in which year?

Answer 7

300,000 protestors attended in Hyde Park in 1908

Question 8

What did Asquith do in response to the Suffrage groups’ work?

Answer 8

Nothing. As a result the NUWSS and WSPU begin to split because they wanted to do different things to promote their campaign

Question 9

What ‘m’ word describes the tactics used by the WSPU?

Answer 9

Militant

Question 10

Give 5 tactics that the Suffragettes used to gain publicity

Answer 10

• newspaper: ‘votes for women’
• disrupting political meetings
• breaking windows, arson
• chaining themselves to buildings
• Emily Davison as a martyr

Question 11

What sort of prisoner were suffragettes classes as?

Answer 11

Common criminals rather than political prisoners

Question 12

What did the government do in prisons?

Answer 12

They force-fed prisoners who were on hunger strike

Question 13

What did the Government work on with the NUWSS and WSPU in which year?

Answer 13

The Conciliation Bill of 1910 to extend the vote to women

Question 14

Why was the bill abandoned?

Answer 14

The Liberals abounded it when they believed that the women would all vote for the conservatives

Question 15

What was ‘Black Friday’?

Answer 15

It was where suffragettes gathered outside of parliament and the police were instructed to scare and humiliate them into leaving

Question 16

What year was the ‘Cat and Mouse Act’ passed?

Answer 16

1913

Question 17

What was the Cat and Mouse Act?

Answer 17

After public concerns over hunger strikers becoming seriously ill, women were now released and re-arrested when they were better

Question 18

What role did the media play in the WSPU’s campaign?

Answer 18

Newspapers showed the shocking violence the Suffragettes used to put pressure on the government as they were mostly anti-suffragette but they did get more sympathy when the police acted against them when protesting peacefully.

Question 19

Who were the Suffragists?

Answer 19

They used peaceful forms of promotion such as the use of flyers, letters and petitions

Question 20

When was ‘poll tax’ introduced in Scotland?

Answer 20

1st April 1989

Question 21

Who protested against the tax?

Answer 21

The Labour Party, Trade Unions and many others

Question 22

What did the ‘All-Britain Federation do?

Answer 22

Organised demonstration; some of which led to violence between protestors and police, especially in London on March 31st 1990

Question 23

What were the consequences of the protests?

Answer 23

The poll tax ended and Thatcher was forced to resign

Question 24

How many people protested?

Answer 24

18 million

Question 25

How did Thatcher present the protestors?

Answer 25

As a ‘rent-a-mob’

Question 26

How long did the 1984-1985 miners’ strike last?

Answer 26

51 weeks before the Miners gave up

Question 27

What was the main trigger for the beginning of the strike?

Answer 27

In March 1994 the closure of 20 pits was announced with the loss is 20,000 jobs

Question 28

What did the NUM not do?

Answer 28

Vote for a strike

Question 29

When were the past miners’ strikes?

Answer 29

1972 and 1974

Question 30

What did the Conservatives do when re-elected in 1979?

Answer 30

They passed laws reducing the power of the unions, determined not to let them win again