British History II

Dangerfield; liberalism erodes; sphere of rational political action erodes

Funnel money to public spending to stimulate economy

Proposed the reform of the British social system; became the foundation of the welfare state; National Insurance; National Health Care

Basically that all of the immigrants will start to take all of the natives' jobs and that the white man will one day become the slave

Women are objects of consumption according to society

Claimed activities in India are the business of the government; created the governor-general position

High grain prices; landowners made more money; symbolized old corruption; brought middle and working class together

Wanted expansion on the Great Reforms of 1832; Universal Male Suffrage. Secret Ballot, Annual Parliamentary Elections, Pay for Members of Parliament, End property requirements for MPs

PM; hugely unpopular with Tories; Inspired by the famine in Ireland; Huge triumph for free trade

Prostitutes blamed for venereal disease

Allow voting of those who have a household; new liberal ideas; reiteration between manliness and character

Women not allowed to own property

Extended Suffrage

Re-criminalized homosexuality, strengthened legislation against prostitution

Eventually forms into the labor party

First British anti-immigration law; Jews coming to UK from Russian pogroms; blow to liberal Britain

Formed children courts, reform for Juveniles

Government helps to move labor around to fight unemployment; regulating wages

Everyone had to contribute to to fight sickness and unemployment

Shaming men who did not serve in the war; "white feather" by women; vote given to older women = irony because younger women helped in war

Introduced conscription

NHS created two years later; unprepared for the rising cost of welfare state

Decriminalized homosexuality

Prevented certain immigrants from entering the UK

First openly gay MP

Potato blight; 1.5 million died, 1 million immigrated,

Irish seize the general post office; Britain executes many of the leaders = turns them into martyrs.

Dominion status;

Established EIC rule over Bengal, which then expanded into India

Bentinck outlaws the Sati in India

Chinese attempt to ban all trade from Britain due to the large amount of Opium going out;

Attempt to "civilize" the slaves; complete failure; hardened ideas about race in Britain.

Severe blow to Qing dynasty; forced to pay reparations for the Opium War; British claim Hong Kong

Establishment of direct rule over India (abolition of the EIC); End the of "liberal" empire

Opened more Chinese ports; allowed free trade of Opium; and permitted foreign legations in Beijing

Effectively ended the second Opium war; foreign agreements between China and other foreign nations regarding Tientsin

Ottoman Empire falters

After French enter the area, Kitchener takes revenge for Gordon

Boer and British tensions; huge disaster; first anti-imperialist ideas begin to emerge

Gave legislative independence to the dominions of Britain

Nasser nationalizes the canal, Britain attempt to take it back with France; US steps in with IMF blocking

Argentina attempts to claim the Falkland Islands; Thatcher steps in and prevents it; guarantees her reelection