Representation of the People Act 1918

whether the UK should follow the likes of Australia and Belgium still remains a hotly debated issue. The UK prides itself in being a leading force for democracy worldwide. It is thought to have become truly democratic in 1918 with the passing of the Representation of the Peoples Act whereby universal suffrage was cemented in statute law. In the election afterwards in 1922, participation soared to over 70%, and peaked in 1950 at 83.9%. Since then, the argument for compulsory voting has arisen partly

colored people (half black and half white) were rising into white groups. There were about 75 mixed marriages recorded. Electoral Laws Amendment Act of 1940 White voters were allowed only. African people and the national liberation organization to protest against this act but never succeeded. Immorality Amendment Act, Act No 21 of 1950 Prohibited adultery, attempted adultery or related “immoral” acts such as intercourse between white and black people. The Bantu Authorities Act, Act No 68

By the time the 19th century had come around, people’s blood had risen to the point of violence. Indeed, the Peterloo massacre of August 1819 only served to further these feelings and arouse more violence in the people of Britain. On this day in Manchester, a crowd of 50,000 citizens gathered in a field to protest and hear speeches from the leaders of the movement regarding the next steps for the fight for electoral reform. The army was sent to quell any violence that could erupt from the crowd,

pressured in to marriage (British History Oxford, 2007).The women’s rights and suffrage movements in the period between 1832 and 1918, which is known as ‘The first feminist wave’, aimed to challenge the idea of women being the inferior sex and demanded equal rights. This ‘so called’ first wave ended with the ‘Royal Assent to the Representation of the People Parliament Act’

enlist in 1914. During the War, Hitler was “wounded by an enemy shell and evacuated to a Berlin area hospital. After recovering, and serving a total of four years in the trenches, he was temporarily blinded by a mustard gas attack in Belgium in October 1918.” (Meier) Hitler achieved minimal military success during World War I, being promoted to Lance Corporal in his four years of service. Despite his limited success in the Army, he was twice awarded the Iron Cross for Bravery, accolades he would emphasis

Neutrality, p.614-615 Staying impartial and out of a conflict The U.S. was "neutral" for most of WWI, but still only traded with the Triple Entente (mainly with Britain) 5 Lusitania, p.615 Sunk on May 7, 1915 by a German submarine, killing over 1,198 people, of which 128 were Americans Swayed public opinion in favor

extent were Jews assimilated into Germany by 1930? 24 marks It would be extremely simplistic to state that all Jews were well assimilated in Germany by 1930 as the mere existence of segregation within the Jewish community within Germany serves as a representation that some were assimilated and some were not. We have the different ‘types’ of Jew such as: the German Jew, the Jewish German, the Ostjuden and the Polacks. These represent the Jewish chain in the German community and where they stood in terms

Congress accepted the Lucknow Pact, agreeing to the conditions presented by Muslims, such as separate electorates instead of joint electorates, one-third representation

INTRODUCTION In 1986, the Canadian Government created Employment Equity Act, which requires federal employers with hundred and more employees, specifically in the banking, transportation and communication industries, to report to the government annually on whether and to what extend have they promoted and attained the employment Equity’s goals for designate groups under the act, namely white women, aboriginal people, visible minority and disable person (Barker 2008). The Treasury Board of Canada

whether the UK should follow the likes of Australia and Belgium still remains a hotly debated issue. The UK prides itself in being a leading force for democracy worldwide. It is thought to have become truly democratic in 1918 with the passing of the Representation of the Peoples Act whereby universal suffrage was cemented in statute law. In the election afterwards in 1922, participation soared to over 70%, and peaked in 1950 at 83.9%. Since then, the