History · Edexcel 9HI0 · Paper 3 options: Protest, agitation and parliamentary reform in Britain, c1780-1928 / Ireland and the Union, c1774-1923 · June 2018
Study Source 1 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing the nature of the support for the meeting at St Peter’s Fields and the role of the forces of law and order in the events at Peterloo.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
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Study Source 2 in the Sources Booklet before you answer this question.
Assess the value of the source for revealing the reasons for Daniel O’Connell’s victory in the 1828 County Clare election and the implications of that victory.
Explain your answer, using the source, the information given about its origin and your own knowledge about the historical context.
(20)
3 ‘The principal reason why the Chartists failed to secure the terms of the Charter, in the years 1838–48, was that their campaign was damaged by violence.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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4 ‘Militant action did more harm than good in attempting to advance the cause of women’s suffrage in the years 1908–14.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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How accurate is it to say that the main reason for the development of industry in Ulster, in the years 1825–55, was the improvements made in the transport system?
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6 ‘In the years 1845–51, the social and economic effects of depopulation were a disaster for Ireland.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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How accurate is it to say that changes to the system of representation, in the years 1815–1928, were mainly driven by government fear of revolution?
(20)
8 ‘The influence of the aristocracy on parliament declined substantially during the years c1780–1911.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
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How far do you agree that the 1867 Fenian Rising was the key turning point in the development of Irish nationalism in the years c1774–1885?
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‘Gladstone played a greater role than any other British politician in the development of government policies to deal with the Irish Question in the years c1774–1922.’
How far do you agree with this statement?
(20)
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