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Part D: Britain, 1851–1951
The development of the United Kingdom into a modern democracy and the development of the role of the state in the welfare of its citizens.
Themes: authority, ideology and rights
Key issues and description of content
1 An evaluation of the reasons why Britain became more democratic, 1851–1928.
- effects of industrialisation and urbanisation
- pressure groups
- examples of developments abroad
- party advantage
- effects of the First World War
2 An assessment of how democratic Britain became, 1867–1928.
- widening of the franchise
- distribution of seats
- corruption and intimidation
- widening membership of the House of Commons
- role of the House of Lords
3 An evaluation of the reasons why some women were given the vote in 1918.
- changing attitudes to women in society
- Suffragist campaign
- Suffragette campaign
- women in the war effort, 1914–18
- example of other countries
4 An evaluation of the reasons why the Liberals introduced social welfare reforms, 1906–14.
- social surveys of Booth and Rowntree
- municipal socialism
- fears over national security
- New Liberalism
- rise of Labour
5 An assessment of the effectiveness of the Liberal social welfare reforms.
The extent to which the Liberal reforms met the needs of the:
- young
- old
- sick
- unemployed
- employed
6 An assessment of the effectiveness of the Labour reforms, 1945–51.
The extent to which the Labour reforms tackled ‘the Five Giants’ of:
- want
- disease
- squalor
- ignorance
- idleness
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