1
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When was the Liverpool to Manchester railway line opened?
A
1830
2
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What new profession was created because of railway expansion?
A
Civil engineer
3
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What were some positives of the railway boom in the 1840s?
A
Quick and cheap transport of goods
New jobs created
Postal system was sped up
Holidays
4
Q
What railway reforms did Gladstone introduce?
A
3rd class carriages 1p a mile fare
5
Q
When did the price of wheat stabilise?
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1838
6
Q
When did Peel introduce the Agricultural Drainage Act?
A
1846
7
Q
When did the Irish famine begin?
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1845
8
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What were the effects of the Corn Law repeal?
A
Phased over 3 years
No sudden fall in grain or bread price
Victory for free trade
Split the Conservative Party
A Level History: Industrialisation
flashcards
Decks in class (25)
# Cards
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Dates25
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1: The British Political System16
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2: Government: Pitt the Younger as PM and His Successsors10
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3: Economic Developments11
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4: Social Developments12
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5: Political Pressures on Government21
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6: Wartime Pressures on Government16
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7: Government: Lord Liverpool as PM11
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8: Government: Canning, Goderich and Wellington as PMs6
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9: Economic Developments 1812-18325
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10: Social Developments2
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11: Pressure For Change9
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12: Greater Democracy5
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13: Grey and Melbourne as Prime Ministers12
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14: Whig Response to Social Change18
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15: Pressure for Change9
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16: Conservative Response to Change7
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17: Economic Developments8
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18: Social Developments7
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19: Government and Developing Political Organisation6
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20: Government and Democracy12
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21: Pressure for Change10
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22: Economic Developments9
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23: Social Developments9
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24: Condition of Britain by 18853
