Women & the Vote
She was the leader of the Suffragist movement.
Who was Millicent Fawcett?
Herbert Asquith, Winston Churchill and David Lloyd George
Who were the New Liberals?
This was the place where people over 70 collect their pensions
What is a Post Office?
This exam was given to school children to assess their future educational destination
What was the 11+?
This city was the host of the 1815 Congress that decided the fate of Europe after the defeat of Napoleon
What is Vienna ?
New Zealand (1893) and Finland (1906) are examples of this
Which countries gave women the vote before the UK did?
This Birmingham Mayor privatised the gasworks and improved the water system in the 1870s
Who was Joseph Chamberlain?
This "V" word was used to describe 30% of Glasgow school children described in 1909
What is verminous?
What was a New Town?
Meaning, 'resurgence' or 'revival' this group was one of the main middle social and political movements in favour of unification
What is the Risorgimento?
This act allowed women to vote in local elections for the first time.
What was the Local Government Act 1894
29 seats
How many seats did Labour win in the 1906 General Election?
10 shillings for 13 weeks then 5 shillings for 13 weeks
What benefits were provided by the National Insurance Part 1?
This act was to be a safety net for those not covered by National Insurance
What was the National Assistance Act?
This composer's name was thought to mean "Victor Emanuele King of Italy" in Italian
Who was Verdi?
Amner
What was the name of the horse that ran over Emily Davison in the 1913 Derby?
25%, but as high as 33% in Manchester
What percentage of volunteers for the Boer War were turned away on the grounds of ill-health?
15 weeks
How long did unemployment benefit last under the National Insurance Act Part 2?
This government Health Minister established the NHS
Who was Aneurin (Nye) Bevan?
This Austrian general defeated the Piedmontese troops at Novora in 1848
Who was General Radestky?
Mary Campbell
Who was the first female train driver in Glasgow during WW1?
450 notebooks
How much evidence did Booth and his team take in his survey of poverty in East London?
14 million
How many free school meals were provided by 1914?
3% according to the Beveridge Report
What was the Labour government's target for a post war unemployment rate?
L'Italia s'รจ desta; Dell'elmo di Scipio
What is the first line of the Italian National Anthem?