Equal sizes of constitutions had to be imposed, with regular elections and elected members of government. In a democracy, the voters must have civil rights, such as freedom of speech and the right to stand in elections. Many reforms were introduced in the hope that Britain would be more democratic, some more advanced than others. In 1867, a reform act was introduced to allow skilled workers in towns to vote. This contributed to Britain becoming more democratic as the electorate doubled in size to about 2.5 M males.
This society was crucial in making people in Britain more aware of radicalism; they did this through becoming the leading co-ordinator for a lot of popular reform societies, which together constituted the first nationwide political movement in Britain. Out of fear, the government was forced to follow reactionary policies to make sure radical threats were to be kept at a minimum. If a revolution was to occur the government would lose its power over the people. Another reason why reactionary policies were made was because of the industrial revolution; an impact of this was the growth of urbanisation. More people were moving to the cities and towns; however this meant that more people from the middle/working class were coming together and radical ideas were to starting to rapidly become popular, such as parliamentary reform - radical ideas which were inspired by the French revolution.
The Progressive Era was a time of reform as well as an industrial boom. New ideas and new ways of going about life, awakened people’s mind to the possibility of something better for them. The middle class started to grow, which boosted the national economy, because they were consuming more. In addition, monopolies started expanding their power over the national economy. A few groups became enormously wealthy and possessed great influence.
Britain was quite democratic by 1900 as there had been many reforms to push Britain to a more democratic system. A key point in democracy is the right to vote, by 1900 more men were given the right to vote and voting was more confidential. A further key point in democracy is fair voting. Voting was made fairer by 1900. The 1872 secret voting act made voting more confidential.
From 1850-1928 technology improved, industry grew, cities grew bigger and education improved. It is clear that with all this happening, people would also change and this section will enlighten you about the changing attitudes of politicians. Politicians are the policy makers who represent the people and who introduce national reform. If there is to be an extension of democracy then ultimately, the politicians will play a pivotal role. The four main politicains in this time were; William Gladstone, Benjamin Disraeli, David Lloyd George and Herbert Henry Asquith who all contributed to the parliamentary reform.
Year 8 change assessment 1. What changed in the iron industry between 1750-1900 In the 1760s Britain had plenty of iron ore and limestone for the industry. Iron was very important because it was used for tools, machinery, ships, railways and trains. Iron was exploited, manufacturing moved from being made in people's homes to being made in purpose built factories. Due to this more factories and industries are made therefore it makes more jobs for the people which benefits them because more money gives a better quality of life.
This would mean a much larger population working in factories and more people easily able to move to Manchester to work. While this would be good for factory production, it also meant overcrowding in the city. Thomas B. Macaulay, a liberal member of Parliament recalled in his essay “Southey’s Colloquies” in the 1830’s that conditions were much better in Manchester because of the effects of manufacturing. He said that because people
The main change that happened in the 1920’s was the growth of industry. As technology grew, more factories were built, which could mass produce goods at incredible rate. Because they were being so widely produced, household goods became very affordable for the average American and as a result of this many people's lives were made easier and more entertaining by the accessibility of items such as hovers and radios. Also, in the 1920’s most homes had electricity, which changed people’s lives dramatically because electricity allowed the use of labour saving devises and made their homes more
In the early twentieth century successful efforts of reform were just starting to become apparent. Progressive reformers were finally able to help change many problems within the country due to the unfailing support of the reform presidents Teddy Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson. Corruption in politics, economic injustice, and social unrest were the major issues that were addressed during the Progressive Era. While there were many successes in reform certain issues were not so easy to fix bringing distinct limitations. Nevertheless, progressive reformers and the federal government were for the most part effective in bringing reform to the political, economic, and social problems throughout the country in the early 1900’s.
Tory governments of the 1820’s introduced reforms due to many reasons. One of the most notable reasons would have to be of the revival of the economy in the early 1820’s. Also, there was less discontent and unrest within Britain, economic conditions improved, there were good harvests, unemployment decreased and bread became cheaper, so as a result of this, it became very easy for Tory government to introduce reforms as Britain was succeeding. Another main reason for the Tories to introduce a reform would have been the fact that Britain had now become an increasingly industrialised nation in which the new middle class, factory owners and bankers were asking for a larger say in the government of the country. At this time in 1820, the Tories