AQA A-Level History 7042
1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204
1B Spain in the Age of Discovery, 1469–1598
1C The Tudors: England, 1485–1603
1D Stuart Britain and the Crisis of Monarchy, 1603–1702
1E Russia in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1682–1796
1F Industrialisation and the People: Britain, c1783–1885
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
1H Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855–1964
1J The British Empire, c1857–1967
1K The Making of a Superpower: USA, 1865–1975
1L The Quest for Political Stability: Germany, 1871–1991
2A Royal Authority and the Angevin Kings, 1154–1216
2B The Wars of the Roses, 1450–1499
2C The Reformation in Europe, c1500–1564
2D Religious Conflict and the Church in England, c1529–c1570
2E The English Revolution, 1625–1660
2F The Sun King: Louis XIV, France and Europe, 1643–1715
2G The Birth of the USA, 1760–1801
2H France in Revolution, 1774–1815
2J America: A Nation Divided, c1845–1877
2K International Relations and Global Conflict, c1890–1941
2L Italy and Fascism, c1900–1945
2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957
2N Revolution and Dictatorship: Russia, 1917–1953
2O Democracy and Nazism: Germany, 1918–1945
2P The Transformation of China, 1936–1997
2Q The American Dream: Reality and Illusion, 1945–1980
2R The Cold War, c1945–1991
2S The Making of Modern Britain, 1951–2007
2T The Crisis of Communism: The USSR and the Soviet Empire, 1953–2000
1G Challenge and Transformation: Britain, c1851–1964
The Second Reform Act, Gladstone and Disraeli
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Overview
Recall questions on the Second Reform Act of 1867 and Disraeli's reasons for it, the principles of Gladstonian Liberalism and Disraelian Conservatism, each party's support base and the Redistribution Act of 1885.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What two emphases shaped Disraeli's modern Conservatism?
What was 'One Nation' social reform in Disraelian Conservatism?
Questions from this subtopic
Each one with the model answer underneath.
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Which government passed the Second Reform Act of 1867?
Model answer
The Earl of Derby's minority Conservative government; Disraeli, as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Leader of the Commons, steered the bill through (he became Prime Minister only in February 1868).
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What franchise changes did the Second Reform Act of 1867 introduce?
Model answer
It extended the borough franchise to all male householders and lodgers paying £10 annual rent
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By how much did the 1867 Reform Act change the size of the electorate?
Model answer
It approximately doubled the electorate from around 1.4 million to 2.5 million voters
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Why did Disraeli support the 1867 Reform Act?
Model answer
Partly to outmanoeuvre the Liberals and demonstrate Conservative willingness to trust the working classes
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When did William Gladstone serve as Prime Minister?
Model answer
Four times: 1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886, and 1892-1894
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What two emphases shaped Disraeli's modern Conservatism?
Model answer
Social reform and imperialism
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