Unit 4 Equality and Rights Flashcards
Who were the suffragists?
A group formed in 1897 that tried peacefully to give women the vote
Who were the suffragettes?
A group formed in 1903 that used violence to get women the vote
Who were the WFL?
A group formed in 1907 that used peaceful methods to get women the vote
Who was in charge of the suffragists?
Millicent Fawcett
Who was the leader of the suffragettes?
Emmeline Pankhurst
What happened at the Epsom Derby in 1913?
Emily Wilding Davison tried to pin a suffragette rosette onto the king’s horse as it rode past.
What did the suffragettes to in 1914 in response the outbreak of WW1?
They suspended their campaign for the vote to help recruit soldiers
What did lots of women do during the war?
Worked in the munitions factories
What were the problems with working in the munitions factories?
The women had to work 12-hour shifts and the chemicals turned their skin yellow.
Who were given the vote in 1918?
All men over 21 and all women over 30.
What did the sex disqualification act of 1919 do?
It allowed women to work as doctors and civil servants.
What year was the general strike?
1926
When was there a high demand for coal and when did it fall?
There was a high demand for coal in the first world war (1914 to 1918) and the demand for coal fell at the end of the war
Which countries were making cheaper coal than the UK in 1918?
Germany and the USA
What was used the pay the miners wages from July 1925 to April 1926?
The Samuel commission set-up by prime minister Baldwin
What day did the unions agree to strike?
May Day 1926
How long did the general strike last?
9 days
When did the miners return to work?
November 1926
What did the Disputes and Trade Unions act do?
It made it so that the trade unions couldn’t strike together again
During the general strike who volunteered to help the country run again?
The middle class
What happened when the Flying Scotsman got derailed?
374 communists were arrested
Why did the miners go back to work in November 1926?
The miners union ran out of money
What was the British Gazette?
A propaganda newspaper edited by Winston Churchill
What happened when Baldwin referred to the strike as a revolution
Peoples fears of communism were fuelled
Who set-up funds to support the strikers and their families
The TUC (Trade Union Congress)
Name 3 long term impacts of immigration.
Too many immigrants Tension between whites and blacks Racial discrimination People wanted change Too many immigrants in major cities Posed a threat to the identity of Britain
Name 2 short term impacts of immigration.
Employers refused to employ black people
Segregation
Asians moved from Kenya to the UK
People wanted to move back to their original country
What did the Commonwealth Immigrants act 1962 do?
Stopped immigrants from coming to Britain unless they had a work order
What did the Commonwealth Immigrants act 1968 do?
Immigrants needed a British parent or grand-parent to move to the UK
What did the immigration act 1971 do?
Made it so that work permits allowed immigrants temporary residence in the UK
What happened in Brixton in January 1981?
A fire in a house in Brixton killed 5 black youths
What were stop and search tactics and why didn’t black people like them?
Stop and search is where the police would stop anyone they thought would commit a crime and would search them. Black people didn’t like this as police were 7 or 8 times more likely to stop back people than white people
What happened in Brixton in 10th April 1981?
A young black man called Michael was stabbed and rushed to hospital in a police car. Black people thought that he had been arrested and killed by police brutality
What happened when a stop and search of a police car occurred
A policeman was hit by a brick
On the 11th April 1981 in the afternoon what happened?
Nearly 300 police were hurt, over 100 vehicles were destroyed and around 150 buildings were burned damaged or looted
What did the report published in November 1981 say about the police?
They had been inherently racist and should be less eager to search young black men
What was the Independent Police Complaints Authority meant to do?
Ensure that investigations into police complaints were handled properly
What was found in the Macpherson report in 1999?
The police were still inherently racist
