"Describe the steps taken between 1832 and 1918 to extend the suffrage in England. What group and movements contributed to the extension of the vote?" Several groups‚ movements and reform bills passed between 1832 and 1918 extended the suffrage in England. The process took many years and the voting rights were first given to the wealthier and more distinguished men‚ then later to the less wealthy men‚ and finally to women. The major reform bills that extended the suffrage in England were the Reform
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Explain why attempts to break the stalemate failed in the period 1914-1918. SOURCE 1: “That was a stupid action‚ because we had to make a frontal attack on bristling German guns and there was no shelter at all… There were dead bodies all over the place where previous battalions and regiments had taken part in previous attacks. What a bashing we got. There were heaps of men everywhere – not one or two men‚ but heaps of men‚ all dead. Even before went over‚ we knew this was death. We just couldn’t
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How were British political parties affected by the First World War by 1918? The First World War affected all areas of Britain and its people‚ impacting the economy‚ industry and the role of its government amongst other things. I believe that the war was a terrible struggle for the British government‚ what with it being a total war‚ meaning it wasn’t just the soldiers who were fighting the effects of a world war. Bombs were dropped from 1914 on December 16th when a German warship killed 119 people
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Account for the “failure of democracy” in Eastern Europe (excluding the USSR) in the period 1918-1939. According to Robert A. Dahl‚ there are certain criteria that a government must meet for it to be called a democracy. Democracy must provide first of all‚ opportunities for effective participation‚ where all members of an association concerned with a certain policy ‘must have equal and effective opportunities for making their views known to the other members as to what the policy should be’
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Nationalism was an important and integral factor in the downfall of the Weimar Republic and in turn‚ the ensuing failure of democracy in Germany in the period 1918-1934. The sense of loyalty and devotion to ones nation‚ which the German citizens had felt in their militaristic past‚ was ultimately devastated by WWI and its consequences. Although nationalism was a major cause of the failure of democracy in Germany‚ there were many other factors adding to the stress upon the countrys government at this
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Why did the Bolsheviks face so much opposition between 1918 and 1924? Summary of overall line of argument: There were many reasons for opposition to Bolshevism‚ for example their attempt to destroy the bourgeoisie‚ War Communism‚ civil war‚ grain seizures and their attitudes towards religion. However‚ it is my opinion that war and its related issues were the prominent cause for opposition. Paragraph 1: Intro Content/Examples: Bourgeoisie‚ Peasants‚ Civil war and War communism‚ Religion‚ Cheka – war
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Germany 1918-1939 What were the five most significant events for Germany between the years 1918-1939? The Great Depression in 1929 was the most significant event for Germany in this time period because it affected a wide variety of people. Other significant events for Germany included Hitler being appointed as Chancellor; the work of Gustav Stresemann; the Treaty of Versailles and the spread of propaganda‚ however I think that the Great Depression was the most significant event in Germany because
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Assess the Importance of the Federal Government in the Advancement of African Civil Rights1865-1918. The Federal Government can be defined as a system of government in which powers and responsibilities are divided into national levels to address national and regional needs. The Federal Government can be split into three branches; President‚ Congress and Supreme Court and each section had a major role to place in the advancement of African American Civil Rights. However‚ one believes that the Federal
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Why was the reform act passed in 1867? Which factor was most important? In 1886 Gladstone had proposed a moderate reform bill‚ it would’ve enfranchised an additional 400‚000 men. However it was fiercely opposed by the government. Disraeli in particular feared that extending the franchise challenged the authority of his aristocracy. However‚ when the conservatives returned to office later in the year‚ Disraeli decided to press for reform. In fact the reform was even more radical than the first. There
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Why was the reform act of 1832 passed? There were several major factors involved in the build up to the reform act which all led to the government having to enforce the reform act to keep the people happy. The voting system was extremely out of date‚ having not been altered since the 18th century and the government had not taken into consideration the demographic changes with had taken place since then. There were many rotten boroughs (Areas which had low vote to high representation ratio) and
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