- Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Elizabethan Poor Law (1601) - ANSWERSThe national Poor Law, required each parish to elect Overseers and set a compulsory Poor Rate The Settlement Act (1662) - ANSWERSIndividual relief applicants could be returned to the parish of birth The Settlement Act (1697) - ANSWERSMigrants had to produce a certificate declaring they'd return to own parish if applying for relief Gilbert's Act (1782) - ANSWERSAllowed parishes to combine to build a workhouse for non-able-bodied The Sturges-B...

Legislature - ANSWERSCongress, made up of the senate and house of representatives Executive - ANSWERSPresident, vice president, armed forces and cabinet Judiciary - ANSWERSSupreme court, court of appeals and district courts Woodrow Wilson - ANSWERSDemocrat 1913-21 Warren G. Harding - ANSWERSRepublican 1921-22 Calvin Coolidge - ANSWERSRepublican 1922-29 Herbert C. Hoover - ANSWERSRepublican 1929-33 'Normalcy' (Harding) - ANSWERSA stable, steady way of life 'Normal...

What was the Dillingham Commission? (&year) - ANSWERS1911 -investigated impact of immigration on USA -'old' and 'new' immigrants -threat to American society -used to justify 1921 Emergency Quota Why did they start using legislation against immigration? - ANSWERS-Fear of communists (red scare 19-20) -post war isolationism -Dillingham report -unemployment -to control hysteria Why did people overlook the fact that some immigrants were illegal at first? - ANSWERS-high...

What was the Battle of Bosworth? - ANSWERS- 22 August 1485 - Henry had smaller force (5,000), however Richard's miscalculations cost him the battle - Stanley's (supposed to support Richard) stood at sidelines as Thomas was Henry's stepdad, Sir William committed troops to Henry, his troops attack Richard who is killed - Henry won, however nobility had betrayed their king and acted for their interests, could Henry really trust them? - Able to present victory as one given from God, Ric...

What are the Fundamental Laws? - ANSWERSeffectively a new constitution created by the Tsar in 1906 What power did the fundamental laws give to the Tsar? - ANSWERS-Article 4= Tsar has god given and absolute autocratic power -Article 87= Nick has the right to create laws without consulting the Duma -Tsar had the right to dissolve the Duma -Tsar had command over the army and dealings with foreign power What power did the Duma have under the fundamental laws? - ANSWERS-created a bicameral s...

Owain Glyndwr - ANSWERSLeader or the welsh rebellion in Conwy Castle - ANSWERSWelsh castle sieged in 1401 - many taken as prisoners by Hotspur and Prince Henry Prince of Wales - ANSWERSHenry of Monmouth (Henry V) BUT Owain was claimed as this Hotspur - ANSWERSNickname of Henry Percy the king's unwillingness to settle a dispute between Owain Glyndwr and Lord Ruthin - ANSWERSImmediate cause of welsh rebellion Anglo-Welsh hostility - ANSWERS15th century relations 1400 - ANSWER...

KEY - ANSWERS? - Theme 1 (Political and Governmental Change) ?? - Theme 2 (Opposition, Control and Consent) ??? - Theme 3 (Eco. development and policies) ???? - Theme 4 (Aspects of life) What was the Potsdam conference? - ANSWERS- June 1945 - Following policies agreed: ◘ De-Nazification: former Nazi leaders brought to justice in trials ◘ Demilitarisation: military reductions to ensure Germany wouldn't wage aggressive wars again ◘ Deindustrialisation: large industrial ...

1509 - ANSWERSWhen did Henry VIII become king? April 1502 - ANSWERSWhen did Prince Arthur die? Henry wanted to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, because she hadn't provided him with a son, and he wanted to marry Anne Boleyn; this was called the King's Great Matter - ANSWERSWhy did Henry VIII want to break from the Catholic Church? 1527-34 - ANSWERSWhen was the King's Great Matter? Cromwell advised Henry to put pressure on the church; by forced the Catholic Church in...

Which president promised a return to normalcy and when? - ANSWERSHarding ( 1921 ) Who took America into WW1 despite public protest ( 1917 ) ? - ANSWERSWilson What numbers did unemployment rise to in 1919 - 21 ? - ANSWERSWent from 950,000 to 5,010,000 What did Harding define normalcy as ? - ANSWERSA steady and stable way of life How was he going to achieve this ? - ANSWERS~ Balancing government books ~ Reducing taxation ~ Introducing tariffs ~ Countryside radio ~ Solve the 'r...

When did Khrushchev give his 'secret speech'? - ANSWERS1956 What did the speech say should happen? - ANSWERS1) Return to the legality of Lenin. 2) Give more power to organisation at regional level. 3) Two million political prisoners released. 4) Regular meetings of the presidium and central committee. How was terror used under Khrushchev? - ANSWERSThrough de-Stalinisation - Secret police brought under party control, Secret police lost control over labour camps, heavy punishments r...