A global power 3 Spread the love /24 A global power 3 1 / 24 Why did a large number of Russian and Polish Jews come to Britain between 1870 and 1914?Choose only ONE best answer. To look for work To escape persecution To buy cotton from British merchants To learn English 2 / 24 David Hume was considered to be one of the great thinkers of the Enlightenment. What was his field of knowledge?Choose only ONE best answer. Medicine Economics Philosophy Biology 3 / 24 What happened in 1918 to make it an important date in the history of women's rights?Choose only ONE best answer. Women were made legally responsible for their children's crimes Wives were given the right to keep their own earnings and property Laws guaranteeing equal pay were passed Women were given the right to vote 4 / 24 Where did Florence Nightingale establish the Nightingale School for Nurses in 1860?Choose only ONE best answer. St Thomas’ Hospital, London Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge St James’s University Hospital, Leeds Prince Philip Hospital, Llanelli 5 / 24 Which Nobel Prize winning author of The Jungle Book lived in India and the USA, as well as the UK?Choose only ONE best answer. JG Ballard Jane Austen Evelyn Waugh Rudyard Kipling 6 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. Large numbers of Irish people emigrated to the United States after a potato famine in the 19th century. Nearly all of the Irish people stayed in Ireland to rebuild after the potato famine in the 19th century. 7 / 24 What nationality was George I?Choose only ONE best answer. German Scottish English French 8 / 24 During the 17th century, many people left Britain and Ireland to settle in which of the following places?Choose only ONE best answer. France Africa America Germany 9 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?Bonnie Prince Charlie won the Battle of Culloden and claimed the throne back from George II.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 10 / 24 Fighting broke out between British forces and which of the following in the late 18th century?Choose only ONE best answer. Dutch settlers in South Africa The Middle Powers North American colonists The Spanish Armada 11 / 24 The repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846 was designed to do what?Choose only ONE best answer. Allow the import of cheap grain Encourage British farmers to grow more grain Increase the quality of bread Introduce more efficient working practices on British farms 12 / 24 Why were the Reform Acts 1832 and 1867 important?Choose only ONE best answer. They unified Ireland with England, Scotland and Wales, creating the UK They gave women the right to vote They made slavery illegal in the UK They abolished pocket and rotten boroughs and created more urban seats in Parliament 13 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?The Highland Clearances occurred in Wales.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 14 / 24 The 1853 to 1856 Crimean War saw Britain fight against Russia. Which TWO countries were Britain’s allies?Choose ALL answers that apply. Japan Canada Turkey France 15 / 24 Who was the first Prime Minister?Choose only ONE best answer. William Wilberforce Sir Robert Walpole Benjamin Disraeli William Gladstone 16 / 24 George and Robert Stephenson are famous for pioneering what?Choose only ONE best answer. The railway engine The aeroplane The telephone The electric lightbulb 17 / 24 What does the Victoria Cross, first awarded during the Crimean War, honour?Choose only ONE best answer. Exceptional journalism by war reporters Life-saving care administered by doctors and nurses Acts of valour by soldiers Outstanding painting skills by war artists 18 / 24 What landmark in women’s rights was achieved shortly before Emmeline Pankhurst’s death in 1928?Choose only ONE best answer. Women were allowed to become bishops Women were allowed to become soldiers Women were allowed to become teachers Women were given the right to vote at the same age as men 19 / 24 Which of the following factors contributed to the Industrial Revolution in Britain?Choose only ONE best answer. The foundation of the modern welfare state The development of steam power and machinery The outbreak of plague The end of the Second World War 20 / 24 Which TWO of these books were written by Rudyard Kipling?Choose ALL answers that apply. Just So Stories The Jungle Book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory George's Marvellous Medicine 21 / 24 Which of the following statements is correct?Choose only ONE best answer. During Queen Victoria’s reign the middle classes became increasingly significant. During Queen Victoria’s reign the size and influence of the British middle class shrank. 22 / 24 Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?The Bill of Rights confirmed the rights of Parliament and the limits of the king’s power.Choose only ONE best answer. True False 23 / 24 Acts of Parliament in 1870 and 1882 awarded which right to women?Choose only ONE best answer. The right to join the armed forces The right to work The right to attend university The right to keep their own earnings and property after marriage 24 / 24 Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE?In 1918 women over the age of 30 were given the right to vote and stand for Parliament.Choose only ONE best answer. True False Your score is 0% Restart quiz
