19th and 20th Century Democratic Reforms

• Match the Reform Act with its year:

  Reform Act 1832 ↔️ 1832

  Reform Act 1867 ↔️ 1867

  Representation of the People Act 1918 ↔️ 1918
• The Suffragettes, led by Emmeline Pankhurst, used militant protests and hunger strikes
• The working class demanded universal male suffrage and improved living conditions.


  True
• Match the reform movement with its objectives:

  Chartist Movement ↔️ Universal male suffrage, secret ballot

  Suffragettes ↔️ Voting rights for women

  Trade Unions ↔️ Improve workers' conditions and wages
• The middle and working classes were empowered by industrialization and sought greater political representation.


  True
• The aristocracy and gentry supported democratic reforms to maintain their political dominance.

  False
• Which reform act granted voting rights to all men over 21 and some women over 30?

  Representation of the People Act 1918
• The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
• What were the key changes introduced by the Representation of the People Act 1918?

  Voting rights for men and women
• Chronological order of 19th-century reform acts in Britain

  1️⃣ Reform Act 1832

  2️⃣ Reform Act 1867

  3️⃣ Representation of the People Act 1918
• Who was a key figure in the Chartist Movement?

  Feargus O'Connor
• The reform movements of the 19th century were driven by the growing middle and working classes.
• What was the primary goal of the working class in the 19th century?

  Universal male suffrage
• What year was the Representation of the People Act passed?

  1918
• The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
• Which act granted voting rights to some women over 30 in 1918?

  Representation of the People Act
• The 20th century reforms in Britain built upon earlier democratic changes from the 19th century.

  True
• The 19th century democratic reforms were influenced by industrialization and the rise of new social classes.


  True
• Arrange the following reform acts in chronological order:

  1️⃣ Reform Act 1832

  2️⃣ Reform Act 1867

  3️⃣ Representation of the People Act 1918
• The women's suffrage movement was led by figures like Emmeline Pankhurst
• The Representation of the People Act 1918 granted voting rights to all men over 21 and some women over 30
• What was the overall aim of the democratic reforms in 19th century Britain?

  To expand voting rights
• Which act granted voting rights to all men over 21 and some women over 30?

  Representation of the People Act 1918
• Who led the Suffragettes in their fight for women's voting rights?

  Emmeline Pankhurst
• The shift in social power structure driven by industrialization led to democratic reforms.


  True
• The Reform Act of 1832 expanded the electorate by increasing the number of eligible voters, particularly among the middle
• What was a key focus of democratic reforms in 20th-century Britain?

  Voting rights expansion
• What was the key change brought about by the Representation of the People Act 1969?

  Lowered voting age
• The women's suffrage movement used only peaceful tactics to achieve its goals.

  False
• The Equal Franchise Act 1928 granted all women voting rights regardless of age.


  True
• The Representation of the People Act 1918 granted voting rights to some women over the age of 30
• The 19th century saw a series of democratic reforms in Britain that expanded voting rights and increased political participation
• The Representation of the People Act 1918 granted voting rights to all men over 21 and some women over 30
• Match the reform movement with its objective:

  Chartist Movement ↔️ Universal male suffrage

  Suffragettes ↔️ Voting rights for women

  Trade Unions ↔️ Improve worker conditions
• Match the reform movement with its key figure:

  Chartist Movement ↔️ Feargus O'Connor

  Suffragettes ↔️ Emmeline Pankhurst

  Trade Unions ↔️ Robert Owen
• The Suffragettes used militant protests and hunger strikes to achieve their goal of suffrage
• What were the two main social classes that emerged due to industrialization?

  Middle and working classes
• What were some of the key democratic reform acts of the 19th century?

  Reform Act 1832, 1867
• The democratic reforms of the 19th century completely eliminated the influence of the aristocracy.

  False
• Timeline of democratic reform acts in Britain

  1️⃣ Reform Act 1832

  2️⃣ Reform Act 1867

  3️⃣ Representation of the People Act 1918

  4️⃣ Equal Franchise Act 1928

  5️⃣ Representation of the People Act 1969