AQA A Level History Breadth Study: Industrialisation and the people: Britain, c1783-1885 June 2024 question paper 7042/1F

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the significance of the impact of the 1832 Great Reform Act over the next 30 years.

‘There was significant pressure for political change between 1783 and 1820.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did landowners benefit more than any other social group from economic developments in Britain in the years 1783 to 1812?

‘Economic growth was the most important reason for the improvement in the lives of British people between 1846 and 1885.’

Assess the validity of this view.