Lesson 2M.1.1

2M.1.1 Society in crisis, 1906–1929 Quiz: AQA History, Unit 23

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Lesson 2M.1.1, Society in crisis, 1906–1929: 20 multiple choice questions for the AQA History (7042), Unit 23: 2M Wars and Welfare: Britain in Transition, 1906–1957, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which 1909 Liberal budget proposed higher taxes on wealthy landowners to fund social welfare?

    • The Gladstone Budget
    • The People's Budget
    • The Jubilee Budget
    • The Reform Budget

  2. Which 1911 Act reduced the House of Lords' power to block legislation to a two-year delay?

    • Representation Act
    • Reform Act
    • Parliament Act
    • Peerage Act

  3. Which 1911 Liberal Act established state health insurance and limited unemployment benefits for workers?

    • Trade Disputes Act
    • Poor Law Act
    • National Insurance Act
    • Old Age Pensions

  4. Which campaign involved direct militant action that heavily challenged the Liberal government before 1914?

    • Fabian Society
    • Luddite movement
    • Chartist movement
    • Suffragette movement

  5. Who became Prime Minister of the newly formed British wartime coalition government in May 1915?

    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • David Lloyd George
    • Herbert Asquith
    • Stanley Baldwin

  6. Which 1918 legislation granted British women over 30 the right to vote?

    • Parliament Act
    • Equal Franchise Act
    • Representation of the People
    • Ballot Act

  7. What 1916 armed republican rebellion in Dublin dramatically boosted support for Irish independence?

    • The Ulster Covenant
    • The Orange Order
    • The Easter Rising
    • The Curragh Mutiny

  8. Which 1921 agreement created the Irish Free State while keeping Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom?

    • Treaty of Versailles
    • Anglo-Irish Treaty
    • Good Friday Agreement
    • Limerick Treaty

  9. Who served as Prime Minister of Britain's first Labour government in 1924?

    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • Clement Attlee
    • Keir Hardie
    • Arthur Henderson

  10. Which policy did Winston Churchill restore as Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1925?

    • Free trade tariffs
    • Imperial preference
    • Bread rationing
    • The gold standard

  11. Which dispute of 1926 was triggered by a government decision to support mine owners' pay cuts?

    • The Suez Crisis
    • The General Strike
    • The Jarrow March
    • The Abdication Crisis

  12. Which 1928 Act gave women equal voting rights with men in the UK?

    • Parliament Act
    • Sex Disqualification Act
    • Representation of People Act
    • Equal Franchise Act

  13. Which industrial sector experienced the worst regional decline and unemployment during the 1920s?

    • Staple industries
    • Automobile manufacturing
    • Electrical engineering
    • Chemical production

  14. Which new form of mass entertainment grew rapidly and attracted huge working-class audiences in 1920s Britain?

    • Commercial radio
    • Cinema
    • Television
    • West End theatre

  15. The popular term 'flapper vote' referred to enfranchising women in which age range in 1928?

    • 21 to 29
    • 30 and over
    • 25 to 30
    • 18 to 21

  16. Which political party replaced the Liberals as the main opposition to the Conservatives in the 1920s?

    • Irish Nationalist Party
    • Social Democratic Party
    • Communist Party
    • Labour Party

  17. Which fear was successfully exploited by Conservatives to win voters during the 1924 general election?

    • Fascism
    • Republicanism
    • Socialism
    • Inflation

  18. Which 1908 Liberal reform established state pensions for the elderly?

    • Old Age Pensions Act
    • National Insurance Act
    • Workers Compensation Act
    • Poor Law Amendment Act

  19. Which Liberal Chancellor introduced the controversial 'People's Budget' in 1909?

    • Winston Churchill
    • Ramsay MacDonald
    • David Lloyd George
    • H. H. Asquith

  20. Which industrial event brought Britain to a standstill for nine days in May 1926?

    • Tonypandy Riot
    • General Strike
    • Jarrow March
    • Red Clydeside

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