Questions - Useful Factors - Britain Flashcards
To what extent did attitudes to poverty change in the years 1834-1870?
- Poor Law Amendment Act and other Government Legislation
- Growth in Charity, Philanthropy, and Self-Help
- Public Opinion
- Ideological Positions
How accurate is it to say that in the years 1852-67, the most significant factor driving parliamentary reform was campaigning by the Reform League?
- Reform League
- Other Campaign Groups
- Legacy of 1832 Great Reform Act
- Actions of Political Parties
Was parliamentary concern for the suffering of the working children the main reason for factory reform in the years 1819-48?
- Parliamentary Concern
- Industrial Protest Movements
- Individuals
How accurate is it to say that in the years 1838-48 the Chartists failed to achieve the Charter because its demands were too ambitious?
- Overambitious Demands
- Use of Violence
- Strength and Opposition of Establishment
- Other Failings
Was the adoption of the factory system the main reason that trade unionism grew in the years 1784-1834?
- Factory System
- Government Policies
- French Revolution and War
- Protection for Workers
How far do you agree that harsh treatment of the poor was the most significant response to poverty in the years 1834-70?
- Poor Law Amendment Act and other Government Legislation
- Growth in Charity, Philanthropy, and Self-Help
- Public Opinion
- Ideological Positions
How far do you agree that the development of the New Model Unions was the most important achievement of trades unions in the years 1785-1870?
- New Model Unions
- Trade Union Congress
- Role of pre-1850 Unionism
- Trades Councils
Was pressure from outside parliament the main reason for the reform of parliament in the years 1852-70?
- External Pressure - Pressure Groups
- Legacy of 1832 Great Reform Act
- Actions of Political Parties
How accurate is it to say that Luddism in the years 1811-17 was remarkably similar to the Swing Riots that took place in the years 1830-31?
- Causes/Reasons
- Methods
- Response
- Success
To what extent was the principle of self-help the most significant feature of the cooperative movement in the years c1800-70?
- Principle of Self-Help
- Solidarity and Communal Living
- Economic Aspect
How far do you agree that parliamentary reform occurred mainly because of political attitudes within parliament in the years 1820-67?
- Political Attitudes Within Parliament
- External Campaigns
- Growing Demands of the Middle Class
- Failures of Prior System and 1832 Reforms
To what extent were reforms passed by Parliament in the years 1833-48 driven by a desire to improve the life of the working classes?
- Desire to Improve the Life of the Working Classes
- Economic Concern
- Political Necessity
How accurate is it to say that the growth of banking was the most important consequence of industrialisation in the years 1785-1870?
- Growth of Banking
- Urbanisation
- Growth of the Middle Classes and Decline of Old Industries
- Development of Infrastructure
How far do you agree that the most significant factor shaping poor relief in the years 1834-70 was the cost?
- Cost
- Concern for the Poor
- Ideological Positions
How far do you agree that Chartism failed in the years 1838-48 largely due to divisions over methods of protest?
- Divisions Among the Leadership
- Overambitious Demands
- Strength and Opposition of Political Establishment
- Loss of Support
How accurate is it to say that industrial working conditions were transformed in the years 1833-64?
GROUP BASED APPROACH
Improvements:
1. Legislation
2. Work of Movements and Individuals
Continuing Issues:
1. Mines
2. Factories
3. Nature of 19th Century Economy
How accurate is it to say that Owen’s New Lanark project was the most significant development in the cooperative movement in the years c1800-70?
- New Lanark
- Principle of Self-Help
- Rochdale Pioneers
How far do you agree that the most significant outcome of the Poor Law Amendment Act in the years 1834-70 was increased sympathy for the poor?
- Increased Sympathy
- Detrimental Conditions for the Poor
- Government Action
- Economic Impact
To what extent were changing attitudes to the poor shaped by the middle classes in the years 1834-70?
- Middle Class
- Cost
- Suffering of the Poor
- Ideological Positions
How accurate is it to say that squalid living conditions were the main consequence of the growth of industrial towns in the years 1785-1848?
- Squalid Living Conditions
- Growth of the Middle Class
- Unionism and Cooperation
- Development of Infrastructure
How accurate is it to say that trade unionism changed significantly in the years 1834-70?
- Financial Development
- Increased in Size and Political Influence
- Regionalism (Geographical Growth)
