As a result of these political, social and economic failures, the Post Civil War reconstruction was a failure. From a political standpoint, there was anything but success. The goal was to unify and equalize the nation, and build trust but neither of these was accomplished. For example, ex-confederate leaders were not allowed to hold office. This exacerbated sectional tensions rather than quell them because the country could not unify if there was inequality existing.
In 1885 the Redistribution Act was introduced, and immediately we can observe it heavily favoured the Conservative wing. It created single member constituencies, only one MP from each constituency, this was a major problem for the
During Cromwell's time the kings chamber was significantly weakened. Whilst Elton argues that this was due to a 'revolution' within government leading to a more bureaucratic government where power was no longer held between few people but more evenly spread out. The reality of this was that Cromwell had no master plan for reform. It was in an effort to protect his position that Cromwell weakened the position of the kings chamber due to the fact that it was one thing he could not control. This meant that the weakening of the kings chamber was practical politics rather than a preconceived plan for reform.
This made the government not original so the country could not benefit from it. Also political parties were banned so the government had little incentive to work to their potential as there is no competition. This relatively useless government made Russia unproductive and inefficient as there was little reform from their government. Following this most important point is the second most important factor of the 1905 Revolution which is the depression between 1899 and1903. The depression damaged Russia’s economy quite badly.
So therefore it was for their own political advantage of the Liberal government to offer social reform, even if they did not fully believe in the principle of government intervention in people’s everyday lives. Although there can be an argument that gaining political advantage is what any party wants to do, because they need to get more power to make a difference in the way they think is best. However the rise of the Labour party was a massive factor for the drive of reform within the Liberal party. Another reason for Liberal reforms between 1906-14 was the investigations and findings of Booth and Rowntree. Booth carried out extensive research in London and found out that 35% of the population lived in extreme poverty, this was much higher than even the socialist.
The government was not designed to rule a large, polyglot empire and reform came too late. The government became increasingly run by the rich and the military. Citizens lost interest in
Like most governments, the Western Bureaucracy was corrupted and inefficient. Constant feuds and civil wars were happening within the government for power. That helped the Roman state and the grip that they had over the land. The West received far less of the wealthy provinces. With this it decreased taxes collected and kept them from being able pay troops.
It was a half-hearted measure that alarmed the Whig-conservative elements and frustrated the hopes of working men, as the interpretation was lost in courts. Many saw it as a pointless decision, and it took Disraeli in 1875 to allow unions
The Effectiveness of Reconstruction The end of the Civil War spawned waste and corruption, with Americans untrusting of their political system. The death of Lincoln brought upon the nation unqualified presidents, whose policies did little to ease the dilemmas that the country was facing. Most prominently was Reconstruction, which sat heavily on the shoulders of the government, and had to be handled with utmost care and tact, as it would determine the relationship between the North and the South for years to come. Nevertheless, the inept government led to the failure of Reconstruction. In the Union, though preserved, still lingered resentment between the two sides the Reconstruction failed to soften, and slavery, though abolished, still existed through different forms and the oppression of black rights ensued.
The government was not designed to rule a large,polyglot empire and reform came too late. The government became increasingly run by the rich and the military. Citizens lost interest in government as it became distant to them. The military became less loyal to the country it became a job not a mission. CRISIS, RENEWAL AND COLLAPSE.