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Can you name the UK Political and Social Change Key Terms

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The Liberal party split into the ____________ and _____________. (type 'party name and other name'
The duty of the wealthy to take care of the poor
When was the coal industry nationalized in the UK? (sum of digits = 21)
In what year was the Bank of England established? (sum of digits = 20)
Legalized trade unions in the UK
The Whig party evolved into the ____________ party.
Prohibited women, young children from working in mines
Year of return to the gold standard (sum of digits = 19)
Increased enfranchisement of working class males (year required)
Legislation that expanded male suffrage by relaxing property requirements, reapportioned parliamentary districts more fairly (year required)
Maintained Parliament's right to subject colonies to laws
Taxed imported food to increase local profits, landowning power
When was the coal industry privatized in the UK? (sum of digits = 23)
Forced railroads to cheaply serve poor so they could find work
Which Conservative prime minister is known for privatizing many industries in the UK and raising taxes in order to curb inflation?
King who was forced to sign Magna Carta
Made slavery illegal to practice within the British Empire
Allowed Catholics to serve in Parliament--key in Catholic Emancipation
Which Liberal prime minister is known for reforming the civil service, army, judiciary, and electoral systems?
England and Ireland joined (year required)
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Allowed Jews to become citizens by application to Parliament
Which Labour prime minister is known for limiting pay raises to curb inflation and for a failed attempt at devolution of powers to Scotland?
England and Scotland joined (year required)
To the nearest ten million, how many people live in the UK?
Which Labour prime minister is known for allowing the independence of many British colonies and for nationalizing various utilities and industries?
Which Conservative prime minister is known for agreeing to negotiate with the IRA and for continuing Thatcher's reforms?
Which Conservative prime minister is known for being passed over for an appointment, then later passing social reforms and being decisive in foreign policy as PM?
Abolished slave trade, but not slavery
Source of revenue from American colonies
Reformed UK local government systems
Which Conservative prime minister is known for ordering the creation of the Beveridge Report and leading Britain through WWII?
Who was James II deposed by as part of the Glorious Revolution?
First year income tax was in place (sum of digits = 25)
Which Conservative prime minister is known for passing the Unemployment Act of 1934 and signing the Munich Agreement?
Series of legislation to cap working hours, improve conditions
Name the war during which England was temporarily a republic
The Tory party evolved into the __________ party.
Reformed Canada's government
How may years is the life expectancy in the UK? (sum of digits is 9)
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