AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Challenge and transformation: Britain, c1851-1964 June 2017 question paper 7042/1G

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the decline of the Liberal Party in the years 1906 to 1929.

‘The growth in support for Irish Home Rule in the years 1867 to 1890 was the personal achievement of Charles Parnell.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How effective were the social reforms of the years 1874 to 1905 in improving the condition of the working classes?

‘The years 1945 to 1964 were a period of consensus over financial and economic policy.’

Assess the validity of this view.