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'To what extent had Democracy in Britain been achieved by 1918?'
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Essay 1 Lauren Ford 5R2 'To what extent had Democracy in Britain been achieved by 1918?' Democracy- the binding of people in a country together ruling under a Government by the people or their elected representatives. 'By the people, Of the people, For the people.' In 1850 however, this was certainly not the case. Britain was still ruled under a fairly strict tri-partait system consisting of the House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Monarchy. There was in no way equal voting rights between either the social classes or the sexes. But, had democracy been achieved in Britain by the year 1918? No, simply because the working class and women were still discriminated against within the system. The Great Reform Act of 1832 which increased the suffrage to 653 000 was further expanded in the Second Reform Act of 1867. In 1867, the suffrage increased again. Most males living in the...
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