Industrialisation & the people: Britain, c1783–1885

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to Gladstone’s leadership in the years 1865 to 1885.

To what extent did economic developments improve the lives of workers in the years 1783 to 1812?

‘Economic growth, in the years 1812 to 1832, was mainly due to changes in agriculture.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did governments respond to pressures for change from outside parliament in the years 1815 to 1846?

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.

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the changes caused by industrialisation in the years 1832 to 1860.

‘Pitt’s main achievement, in the years 1783 to 1806, was to reform the administration of government.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘In the years 1812 to 1832, governments were only concerned with the need to limit disorder.’

Assess the validity of this view.

How successfully did the Conservatives deal with the political and economic challenges they faced in the years 1832 to 1868?

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the attitude of the Tories to reform in the years 1812 to 1832.

‘In the years 1783 to 1812, British governments successfully overcame the political challenges they faced.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent did the lives of working people improve in the years 1832 to 1851?

‘The main cause of economic growth, in the years 1840 to 1873, was the expansion of the railway network.’

Assess the validity of this view.

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to the impact of the Industrial Revolution on working people in the years 1812 to 1832.

‘The French Wars damaged Britain politically and economically in the years 1793 to 1815.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The ‘mid-Victorian boom’ of the 1850s and 1860s was caused by rising demand for goods.’

Assess the validity of this view.

To what extent was Gladstone responsible for the development of the Liberal Party from 1859 to 1885?

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to social reform in the years 1860 to 1885.

‘A success before 1793 but a failure thereafter.’

Assess the validity of this view of Pitt’s domestic policies in the years 1783 to 1806.

To what extent did economic policies change in the years 1812 to 1832?

‘Popular discontent, in the years 1828 to 1848, was dependent on economic conditions.’

Assess the validity of this view.

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to industrial growth between 1783 and 1812.

How important were ideas and beliefs in pressure for change in the years 1812 to 1832?

‘The Whigs were more successful than the Tories in their social and economic reforms between 1833 and 1853.’

Assess the validity of this view.

‘The Fenian movement achieved little in the years 1858 to 1885.’

Assess the validity of this view.

Using your understanding of the historical context, assess how convincing the arguments in these three extracts are in relation to social reforms between 1830 and 1852.

How effective were the policies of British governments, in the years 1789 to 1812, in controlling popular discontent?

To what extent were governments responsible for the growth of the British economy in the years 1815 to c1850?

‘Democracy in Britain in 1885 was little different from that in 1846.’

Assess the validity of this view.