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Chapter 3 · A long and illustrious history

Life in the UK test questions on the inter-war years

Women over 30 who met a property condition won the vote in 1918, and in 1928 women were given the vote on the same terms as men, at 21. The 1920s brought the General Strike of 1926 and the 1930s brought the Great Depression. Ireland was partitioned in 1922, and the south became a separate country as the Irish Free State.

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  1. 1. In which year did women get the right to vote at the same age as men?

    • 1945
    • 1918
    • 1922
    • 1928 — correct answer

    In 1928 women won the right to vote at 21, the same age as men. Voting rights were now equal. Handbook section 3.17.

  2. 2. Who set up the Women's Franchise League in 1889 to campaign for votes for women?

    • Florence Nightingale
    • Queen Victoria
    • Mary Quant
    • Emmeline Pankhurst — correct answer

    Emmeline Pankhurst set up the Women's Franchise League in 1889. She later led the suffragette campaign for votes for women. Handbook section 3.17.

  3. 3. What were women who campaigned for the right to vote known as?

    • Chartists
    • Jacobites
    • Roundheads
    • Suffragettes — correct answer

    Campaigners for votes for women were known as suffragettes. Some chained themselves to railings or went on hunger strike in prison. Handbook section 3.17.

  4. 4. In which year was Ireland divided into two parts?

    • 1918
    • 1922 — correct answer
    • 1928
    • 1916

    Ireland was divided in 1922, following a peace treaty the year before. The two parts went separate ways. Handbook section 3.17.

  5. 5. In which year was the General Strike?

    • 1918
    • 1922
    • 1926 — correct answer
    • 1929

    The General Strike took place in 1926. Workers in many industries stopped work in support of the miners. Handbook section 3.17.

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