William Gladstone served as British Prime Minister four times: 1868–74, 1880–85, February–July 1886, and 1892–94.
Gladstone’s reforms included: liberalising recruitment in the military and civil service, extending voting rights to some working-class people, establishing national education, legalising trade unions
Disraeli helped create the modern Conservative Party and gained working-class Tory support through patriotic campaigns and parliamentary reforms extending voting rights.
1. Which combination of measures formed part of Gladstone’s reform programme?
2. How did Disraeli build working-class support for the Conservatives?
3. Why did Gladstone and Disraeli support gradual reform that incorporated working-class people?
How many times did William Gladstone serve as British Prime Minister?
Four times.
Which four reforms did Gladstone introduce?
He liberalised recruitment, extended voting rights, established national education, and legalised trade unions.
How did Disraeli gain working-class Tory support?
Through patriotic campaigns and parliamentary reforms extending voting rights.
What was the shared aim of Gladstone’s and Disraeli’s gradual reforms?
To incorporate the working classes and prevent insurrection.
In which year was the Independent Labour Party formed?
1893.
When did suffrage groups unite after pressure for female equality grew?
1897.
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