Unit 18: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Europe
Topic 18.10: Society, politics and economy in Britain and Ireland (1815–1914) Questions
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Choose the approximate number of people who died during the Irish Famine of 1845 to 1852.
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Examine the reasons why Ireland remained an unresolved political problem for Britain in the period 1868 to 1914.
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Examine the causes of social protest in Britain between 1815 and 1848.
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Evaluate the reasons for the failure of Chartism to achieve its aims by 1848.
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Discuss the reasons for, and consequences of, the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846.
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To what extent was the British government responsible for the scale of suffering caused by the Irish Famine of 1845 to 1852?
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Compare and contrast the causes of the Reform Act of 1832 in Britain with the causes of the 1848 Revolution in France.
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Examine the reasons why Britain avoided revolution in the nineteenth century despite significant social and political unrest.
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Evaluate the view that the Reform Acts of 1832, 1867 and 1884-1885 were primarily the result of elite political calculation rather than popular pressure.
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Discuss the reasons for, and the effects of, social reform legislation in Britain between 1833 and 1880.
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To what extent did the extension of the franchise between 1832 and 1885 transform British political parties?
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Analyse the impact of the Irish Famine (1845-1852) on Anglo-Irish relations in the nineteenth century.
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Evaluate the reasons for, and the results of, the Liberal social reforms of 1906 to 1911 in Britain.
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Discuss the view that the Parliament Act of 1911 was the most significant constitutional change in Britain in the period 1900 to 1914.
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To what extent was Britain on the brink of revolution by the summer of 1914?
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Compare and contrast the domestic policies of two rulers, each from a different region, who attempted to manage popular discontent through reform from above between 1870 and 1914.
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Analyse the impact of the women's suffrage movement on British politics and society in the period 1903 to 1914.
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Examine the reasons for, and significance of, industrial unrest in Britain in the period 1910 to 1914.
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Compare and contrast the methods and impact of protest movements seeking political change in two different regions in the period 1900 to 1914.
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Analyse the role of Lord Salisbury in shaping British domestic and Irish policy in the period 1885 to 1902.
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