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Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

What were the underlying principles of the 1834 Poor Law Act?

  1. The poor should be treated the same no matter where they lived.

  2. The life in the workhouse should be made harder than the life of the worst-off labourer living outside it, so that poor would only go into the workhouse as the last resort.

  3. Both A and B

  4. Neither A nor B
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C Correct answer
Explanation

The 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act aimed to reduce the cost of relief by making the workhouse system intentionally harsh (the principle of less eligibility) and standardizing the system across the country.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Many nineteenth-century reformers wanted improvements in prisons. They campaigned for ____________.

  1. Clean drinking water

  2. Clean living conditions

  3. A doctor in each prison

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Nineteenth-century prison reformers, such as Elizabeth Fry and John Howard, campaigned for comprehensive improvements including hygiene, medical care, and better living conditions.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

What was the important reason behind the development of a modern police force in England?

  1. Fear of terrorism

  2. Fear of protest

  3. Fear of epidemics

  4. None of the above
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The development of a modern police force in England was largely driven by the government's concern regarding civil unrest, protests, and the potential for revolution during the industrial era.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Throughout the nineteenth and the early twentieth centuries, people protested for a variety of reasons such as:

  1. Some were hungry and protested for food

  2. Some disliked the industrial change, which they thought would threaten their jobs

  3. Some wanted political power

  4. All of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Protests in the 19th and early 20th centuries were multifaceted, driven by economic hardship (hunger), resistance to technological displacement (Luddism), and the desire for political representation (suffrage).

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Who led the protest movement at St. Peter's Square in Manchester? 

  1. Ned Ludd

  2. Robert Owen

  3. Henry Hunt

  4. Joseph Locke
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Henry Hunt was the radical orator who led the meeting at St. Peter's Field in Manchester in 1819, which later became known as the Peterloo Massacre.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

Who were Chartists?

  1. The Chartists were a group of poor men who campaigned to be allowed to vote.

  2. The Chartists were a group of working women who campaigned to be allowed to vote.

  3. The Chartists were a group of poor women who campaigned to be allowed to vote.

  4. The Chartists were a group of working men who campaigned to be allowed to vote.
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Explanation

The Chartists were a working-class movement in Britain that campaigned for political reform, specifically the right for working men to vote, as outlined in the People's Charter of 1838.

Multiple choice history why did people want to vote? age of protest and law & order impact of industrial revolution democratic and nationalist revolutions in europe

What is the biggest movement for political power in England that took place between 1836 to 1850 is called?

  1. Black Hand Movement

  2. Chartist Movement

  3. Red Shirt Movement

  4. Black Panther Movement
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The Chartist Movement was the first mass working-class movement in the world, active between 1836 and 1850, focused on achieving political rights for working men.