Lesson 1G.1.1

1G.1.1 Victorian and Edwardian Britain, c1851–1914 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 7

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The 20 questions

  1. Which Conservative Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, led the government from 1874 to 1880 and was associated with 'One Nation' Conservatism?

    • Herbert Asquith
    • Benjamin Disraeli
    • Lord Salisbury
    • William Gladstone

  2. Which Prime Minister, a Liberal who led four ministries between 1868 and 1894, was known for his Irish policy and his Midlothian campaign?

    • Benjamin Disraeli
    • Lord Rosebery
    • Lord Salisbury
    • William Gladstone

  3. Which Act of 1870 introduced elected school boards to supplement church and voluntary schools, reflecting the spec's theme of social policy?

    • The Butler Act
    • The Elementary Education Act of 1902
    • The Balfour Education Act
    • The Forster Education Act

  4. Which Trade Union Act of 1871 gave trade unions legal recognition and protected their funds?

    • The Trade Union Act of 1871
    • The Taff Vale Judgement of 1901
    • The Trades Disputes Act of 1906
    • The Combination Act of 1799

  5. Which 1901 House of Lords judgement made trade unions liable for damages from strikes, provoking a campaign for Labour representation?

    • The Osborne judgement
    • The Taff Vale judgement
    • The Tolpuddle judgement
    • The Ballot judgement

  6. Which group, founded in 1884 by intellectuals including Sidney and Beatrice Webb, promoted gradual socialism through reform?

    • The Trades Union Congress
    • The Independent Labour Party
    • The Social Democratic Federation
    • The Fabian Society

  7. Which Conservative Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, led governments in the period of Conservative dominance from 1886 to 1905?

    • Lord Rosebery
    • Lord Salisbury
    • Lord Melbourne
    • Arthur Balfour

  8. Which 1886 Irish policy, proposed by Gladstone, was defeated in the House of Commons and caused a split in the Liberal Party?

    • The first Home Rule Bill
    • The Land Act of 1881
    • The Government of Ireland Act of 1914
    • The Anglo-Irish Treaty

  9. Which budget of 1909, introduced by David Lloyd George, proposed higher taxes on the wealthy to pay for social welfare?

    • The Peace Budget
    • The Tariff Reform Budget
    • The Mid-Victorian Budget
    • The People's Budget

  10. Which Act of 1911 curbed the powers of the House of Lords, so that it could delay but not block money bills?

    • The Parliament Act
    • The Ballot Act
    • The Reform Act
    • The Representation of the People Act

  11. Which Act of 1908 introduced a state pension for people over seventy with limited means?

    • The Old Age Pensions Act
    • The Poor Law Act
    • The National Insurance Act
    • The Trade Boards Act

  12. Which conflict of 1899 to 1902 in southern Africa contributed to the political and social debates of Edwardian Britain?

    • The Zulu War
    • The Sudan Campaign
    • The Boer War
    • The Crimean War

  13. Which organisation, founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst, campaigned for votes for women through militant tactics?

    • The Women's Land Army
    • The National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies
    • The Fawcett Society
    • The Women's Social and Political Union

  14. How many years separated the Forster Education Act of 1870 and the Old Age Pensions Act of 1908?

    • 42 years
    • 48 years
    • 38 years
    • 32 years

  15. How many years separated the Taff Vale judgement of 1901 and the Parliament Act of 1911?

    • 14 years
    • 10 years
    • 18 years
    • 6 years

  16. Which statement best explains why the Liberal Party declined in the late nineteenth century, according to the spec's themes?

    • The Liberals abolished the franchise and lost all support, which was removed by the new Reform Act of 1884
    • The Liberals never held office after 1868, which left them out of government for the whole period
    • The Home Rule split of 1886 and the rise of Labour and Conservative dominance weakened the Liberals
    • The Liberals had won every election since the Reform Act of 1832, which left them the dominant party for decades

  17. Which statement best evaluates the social policy of the Liberal government in 1906 to 1914?

    • It introduced a complete national health service before 1914, funded by a new income tax levy and run by the Local Government Board
    • It introduced major welfare measures such as pensions and insurance, though the scale of reform was limited by costs and opposition
    • It ended all government involvement in education and health, which were handed over entirely to local charities and voluntary bodies
    • It abolished all forms of state welfare and reduced public spending, which was cut by a third in 1906 and left families unsupported

  18. Which judgement best explains the importance of the Irish Home Rule question for British politics between 1886 and 1914?

    • It divided parties, produced constitutional crises and kept the Irish question central to government policy
    • It had no significant effect on the political parties, which remained unchanged by the Irish question
    • It was resolved entirely by British withdrawal from Ireland before 1900, which ended the dispute by treaty
    • It was settled by a single Act of Parliament in 1886, which gave Ireland full self-government at once

  19. Which statement best assesses the economic position of Britain in the late nineteenth century, according to the spec's theme of economic change?

    • Britain faced growing foreign competition and the Great Depression, while relying on free trade and invisible earnings from services
    • Britain's economy grew rapidly because of protective tariffs after 1846, which were introduced by Peel
    • Britain had abandoned trade and manufacturing by 1880, which left the economy almost wholly dependent on rents
    • Britain dominated world industrial production unchallenged until 1914, which kept its lead over every rival

  20. Which Act of 1875 consolidated public health law and gave local authorities wide powers over sanitation, water and housing?

    • The Factory Act of 1833
    • The Public Health Act of 1875
    • The Municipal Corporations Act of 1835
    • The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834

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