Multiple choice

Among the key political consequences of Disraeli's Reform Act of 1867 was

  1. the outbreak of mass strikes by British industrial workers.

  2. the freeing of the last British serfs.

  3. increase in the number of voters and consensus among parties

  4. the incorporation of India into the British Empire.
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Explanation

The Reform Act of 1867 significantly expanded the franchise to include more urban working-class men. It was a product of political maneuvering that sought to gain party advantage, leading to a broader consensus on the necessity of electoral reform.

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