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GCSE Paper 2 Quiz
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12. What did the Bill of Rights (1689) ensure?
Slavery was abolished
Power was shared between monarch and Parliament
The king could rule without Parliament
Women could vote
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5. What did the peasants want during the Peasants’ Revolt?A) More land for the nobles
D) Stronger royal control
A) More land for the nobles
C) Lower taxes and the end of serfdom
B) A return to serfdom
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Who was the leader of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) during the strike?
Neil Kinnock
Arthur Scargill
Harold Wilson
Tony Benn
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Why did the 1926 General Strike happen
Demand for independence from the Empire
Political reform
Support for miners facing wage cuts and poor conditions
Protest over high taxes
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What method did William Wilberforce use to campaign against the slave trade?
Civil war
Armed rebellion
Public protests
Parliamentary debates and petitions
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7. What does the Peasants’ Revolt show about power at the time?
Ordinary people could successfully demand change
The Church controlled all decisions
The king had absolute support
Protest could challenge authority, but consequences were severe
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4. Why did many people support de Montfort’s Parliament in 1265?
C) It reduced the power of the Church
B) It included representatives beyond the nobility
A) It gave more power to the king
D) It abolished taxation
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What was the main reason the barons rebelled against King John?
He divorced his wife
He raised taxes without consulting them
He banned the English language
He lost wars in Sicily
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What caused the Peterloo Massacre?
A workers’ strike
A riot against taxes A religious rebellion
A religious rebellion
A peaceful protest for voting rights
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Which demand was part of the People’s Charter?
Ban on newspapers
Yearly Parliaments
Universal suffrage for women
Power to the monarchy
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What was the main reason the matchgirls went on strike in 1888?
They wanted the right to vote
They were forced to work for free
They demanded better wages and safer working conditions
They wanted more holidays
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What was the main conclusion of the Scarman Report (1981)?
Racial disadvantage and poor policing contributed to the riots
The riots were caused only by criminal gangs
Immigration laws were to blame
The government needed to introduce Race Relations Act
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6. How did Richard II respond to the Peasants’ Revolt?
C) He agreed to reforms but later went back on them
B) He was overthrown by the rebels
A) He fulfilled all the peasants’ demands
D) He introduced even harsher laws
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What dangerous chemical used in the factory caused 'phossy jaw'?
White phospherous
Carbon monoxide
Mercury
Sulphur
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What was Margaret Thatcher’s approach to the strike?
She gave in to the strikers’ demands
She refused to back down and used police to break picket lines
She negotiated with the unions
She resigned
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9. What was the outcome of the Civil War for Charles I?
He was executed
He agreed to all of Parliament’s demands
He became a stronger monarch
He was sent into exile
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What was a key reason the Tolpuddle Martyrs were punished?
They attacked their landlord
They formed a secret trade union
They spread revolution
They refused to work
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What triggered the 1984–85 miners’ strike?
The rise in oil production
Foreign imports
A government plan to close unprofitable coal mines
A drop in coal prices
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Why was the miners' strike significant?
It led to the creation of the Labour Party
It resulted in a new king
It marked a turning point and the decline of union power
It ended the coal industry overnight
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10. What type of government followed the execution of Charles I?
A) A military dictatorship
d) An autocracy
B) A constitutional monarchy
C) A democracy
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What inspired American colonists to rebel against Britain?
Taxation without representation
Their desire to return to Britain
The Industrial Revolution
Loyalty to the British crown
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Why did some suffragettes adopt violent tactics?
Peaceful methods were ignored
They opposed the vote
They were influenced by foreign protests
It was demanded by Parliament
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3. Simon de Montfort is remembered for:
Becoming the first Prime Minister
Fighting in the Wars of the Roses
Leading the Peasants’ Revolt
Inviting burgesses and knights to parliament
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Which famous social reformer supported the matchgirls?
Emily Davison
Emmeline Pankhurst
Elizabeth Fry
Annie Besant
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What problems did the Windrush generation face?
Lack of education
Racism and discrimination
Lack of political power
Lack of housing
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What was a key reason behind the Brixton Riots (1981)?
Celebration of Windrush Day
The murder of Stephen Lawrence
Tension over police treatment of black communities
Support for the government
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8. What was one of the main causes of the English Civil War?
Disagreement over who should be king
Conflict between Parliament and the king over power and money
The invasion of Scotland
Religious peace
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Which principle was established by Magna Carta?
B) The monarch is not above the law
D) The abolition of the monarchy
C) Free education for all
A) Women’s right to vote
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Why did the Chartist movement fail in the short term?
It was too violent
Poor organisation and government resistance
The government made reforms immediately
The leader was arrested for treason
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Who were the Chartists?
A movement campaigning for political reform and voting rights
Supporters of the monarchy
A religious sect
A trade union group
