Y111: Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846-1918 | OCR A-Level History A (H505)

Y111: Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846-1918

115 questions
10 subtopics
British period study and enquiry, one of thirteen
Y101 to Y113

Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846–1918 is unit Y111 of OCR History A, one of the thirteen options in unit group 1, the British period study and enquiry; a student sits one of them.

Its seven key topics are Whigs to Liberals, Gladstonian Liberalism, Disraelian Conservatism, late Victorian politics: Gladstone and Salisbury until 1902, political issues c.1900–1914, social issues 1900–1918, Britain at war 1914–1918. 107 recall questions across 10 subtopics.

Sample questions from Y111: Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846-1918

Answer each one closed book first, then open the answer.

Whigs to Liberals: repeal of the Corn Laws and its impact, roles and influence of Palmerston

What did the Radicals of the Manchester School stand for?

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Free trade, low taxation and retrenchment, peace and non-intervention abroad, religious equality for Nonconformists, and hostility to aristocratic privilege in the church, the army and the land.
Whigs to Liberals: impact of foreign affairs on Britain

Why did Aberdeen's government fall in January 1855?

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Reports of the army's suffering before Sevastopol destroyed public confidence, and the Commons carried Roebuck's motion for a committee of enquiry into the conduct of the war by a crushing majority, forcing Aberdeen out and bringing in Palmerston.
Gladstonian Liberalism: ideas and policies of Gladstonian Liberalism, appeal to different social groups

Why was Gladstone called the 'People's William'?

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His cheap-food finance, his repeal of the paper duties, his speaking tours to working-class audiences and his declaration that every man not incapacitated was morally entitled to the franchise made him the first front-rank politician with a genuine popular following.
Gladstonian Liberalism: the first ministry’s reforms and defeat in 1874

How was the purchase of commissions abolished?

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When the Lords blocked the bill in 1871, Gladstone had the practice cancelled by royal warrant, which ended the sale of officers' commissions but caused lasting resentment among aristocratic officers.
Disraelian Conservatism: effects of the defeat of Peel and One Nation Conservatism

Why did the Liberal reform bill of 1866 fail?

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A group of Liberal opponents of democracy nicknamed the Adullamites, led by Robert Lowe, voted with the Conservatives to defeat it; Russell's government resigned, and the Hyde Park disturbances that followed showed that the question could not simply be dropped.
Disraelian Conservatism: social reform, imperial policy and defeat in 1880

Name three further reforms of the 1874–1880 ministry.

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The Factory Act of 1874 fixed a ten-hour day in textile mills, Sandon's Education Act of 1876 made parents responsible for their children's schooling and set up attendance committees, and the Merchant Shipping Act of 1876 required a load line to stop overloaded ships being sent to sea.
Late Victorian politics: Gladstone and Salisbury until 1902 — Gladstone’s second ministry 1880–1885

What were the Kilmainham Treaty and the Phoenix Park murders?

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In 1882 Gladstone released Parnell from Kilmainham gaol in return for his help in calming Ireland and a settlement of tenants' arrears; days later the new Chief Secretary, Lord Frederick Cavendish, and his under-secretary were stabbed to death in Phoenix Park, which forced fresh coercion on the government.
Late Victorian politics: Gladstone and Salisbury until 1902 — Home Rule, Salisbury’s governments and the Boer War

How did Balfour govern Ireland after 1887?

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He combined severity with conciliation: the Crimes Act gave him powers that earned him the name Bloody Balfour, while land purchase, a Congested Districts Board and public works were meant to kill Home Rule with kindness.

The 10 subtopics

One subtopic is one session. Work down the list.

Subtopic	What it covers	Questions
Whigs to Liberals: repeal of the Corn Laws and its impact, roles and influence of Palmerston	Recall questions on the repeal of the Corn Laws and its impact on the Whigs, the roles and influence of Palmerston.	9
Whigs to Liberals: impact of foreign affairs on Britain	Recall questions on the impact of foreign affairs on Britain and in the emergence of the Liberal party including 1848.	11
Gladstonian Liberalism: ideas and policies of Gladstonian Liberalism, appeal to different social groups	Recall questions on the ideas and policies of Gladstonian Liberalism, attitudes to Ireland and foreign policy, appeal to different social groups.	8
Gladstonian Liberalism: the first ministry’s reforms and defeat in 1874	Recall questions on the Irish University Bill, Forster’s Education Act, Cardwell’s army reforms, the Ballot and University Tests Acts, union and licensing grievances, the Alabama arbitration and the Liberal defeat of 1874.	12
Disraelian Conservatism: effects of the defeat of Peel and One Nation Conservatism	Recall questions on the effects of the defeat of Peel on the Conservative party, the leadership of Derby, mistrust and political qualities of Disraeli, his support for constitutional reform.	9
Disraelian Conservatism: social reform, imperial policy and defeat in 1880	Recall questions on Conservative organisation, the social and labour reforms of 1875, the Suez Canal shares, the Royal Titles Act, the Bulgarian atrocities, the Congress of Berlin, imperial wars and defeat in 1880.	11
Late Victorian politics: Gladstone and Salisbury until 1902 — Gladstone’s second ministry 1880–1885	Recall questions on the Irish Land Act of 1881, the Land League, Kilmainham and Phoenix Park, the reform and redistribution acts, the Primrose League, Egypt, imperial setbacks and the Hawarden Kite.	8
Late Victorian politics: Gladstone and Salisbury until 1902 — Home Rule, Salisbury’s governments and the Boer War	Recall questions on the Home Rule Bills of 1886 and 1893, Liberal Unionism, Balfour in Ireland, Salisbury’s reforms and splendid isolation, Gladstone’s resignation, and the causes, course and results of the Boer War.	12
Enquiry: Political issues c.1900–1914 — England in 1900, Trade Unions and problems of industrial unrest	Recall questions on England in 1900, the Conservative government under Balfour 1902–1905, reasons for the Liberal landslide, the origins and development of the Labour Party and the Trade Unions from 1893 to 1914, constitutional crisis, causes, course and results.	15
Enquiry: Social issues 1900–1918 and Britain at war 1914–1918 — development of ideas of new liberalism	Recall questions on the development of ideas of new liberalism, the debate over poverty and the debate over national efficiency, education and young people, old Age pensions, national Insurance, measures to protect workers, attitudes to war.	20

Y111: Liberals, Conservatives and the Rise of Labour 1846-1918 is 115 of the 6,240 questions in the guide.Get the guide, £8

How the guide is worked

Answering a question from memory stores it far better than reading the answer again. The guide runs that as a fixed procedure on one subtopic at a time, about twenty minutes a session.

Step 1 · Closed book
Cover the answers. Work through one subtopic and write down what you can. Leave blanks where you have nothing.
Step 2 · Open book
Go back to the top. Read each printed answer and write it out in full, including the ones you had right.
Step 3 · Closed book again
Same questions, same order, from memory. The gap between pass one and pass three is the session result.

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