COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM
THE AGE OF IMPERIALISM 1870 1914
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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improvement in education.
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the Romantic literary movement.
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the avocation of cleanliness in hospitals.
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a radical struggle for women’s suffrage.
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support for overseas expansion.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) became involved in women’s suffrage in 1880. She was a founding member of the WSPU in 1903 and led it until it disbanded in 1918. Under her leadership the WSPU was a highly organised group and like other members she was imprisoned and went on hunger strike protests.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the early 20th century, Pankhurst had become frustrated with British political parties’ inaction on suffrage. She founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU) in 1903 to take militant action. The group targeted any political party that did not work towards votes for women.
Detailed explanation-3: -Emmeline Pankhurst The leader of the suffragettes in Britain, Pankhurst is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in modern British history. She founded the Women’s Social and Political Union (WSPU), a group known for employing militant tactics in their struggle for equality.
Detailed explanation-4: -At the outbreak of the First World War, Emmeline Pankhurst suspended the activities of the Women’s Social and Political Union and concentrated her efforts on helping the government recruit women into war work.