British Culture

Review: Reform Bill 1832 – Reform Bill 1832 – Crimean War 1856Crimean War 1856

Review by Ruth Anderson

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1) What did the Reform Bill of 1832 do?

–Allowed at least some of the middle classes to share power with the upper classes

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2) Who was enfranchised in the Representation of the People Act of 1918?

• All men over 21 and women of property over thirty

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3) Under the New Poor Law who did the Guardians serve?

– Served ratepayers (taxpayers) interests not the paupers.

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4) What were the 6 Chartists’ Demands?

1. Institution of a secret ballot

2. General elections be held annually

3. Members of Parliament not be required to own property

4. MPs be paid a salary

5. Electoral districts of equal size

6. Universal male suffrage

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5) What was the significance of the Chartists Movement?

• It was the first specifically working-class movement.

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6) What is a Luddite?

– Any opponent of technological progress

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7) What three main things came out of the Crimean War?

1. Last war British used a cavalry charge in

2. An early example of modern war correspondence.

3. Florence Nightingale, trained and led nurses, aiding the wounded during the war in a manner innovative for those times

End of History (Reform Bill 1832 – Crimean War 1856)

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British Culture

Review: 1857 Mutiny in India – 1857 Mutiny in India – Labour Party 1906Labour Party 1906

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1) What happened Following the Mutiny in India?

– The East India Company was abolished and the government of India was transferred to the British Crown.

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2) What was one result of the Boxer Protocols?

• Radical new Western modes of thinking (such as Marxism) started making their way into China

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3) Who was the poet laureate of Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria?

• Rudyard Kipling

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4) Why were the British actions in South Africa (in the Boer War) strongly opposed by many?

• They were examples of the worst excesses of imperialism

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5) What is Lord Baden-Powell is famous for?

• inspiring the Boy Scout movement

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End of History (1857 Mutiny in India – Labour Party 1906)

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