The Main Achievements of Disraeli's Ministry 1874-1880 in the Field of Social Reform When Disraeli was attempting to get back into government in 1873 and 1874, he made a number of speeches to try to win voters. It is said that the speeches he made, especially the ones he made in Manchester and at Crystal Palace, were very influential, and vital for the Conservatives' recovery, and eventual victory in 1874. The main target which the Conservative government would be aiming for in the field of social reform, he said, would be to "elevate the condition of the people". If this was his real aim, we must look at the reforms his ministry introduced, and question whether they actually did elevate the condition of the people, or like Gladstone's administration before, did they fail to improve the lives of the working classes. One of the main problems for the working people at the start of Disraeli's administration in 1874 was the condition of the housing in which they lived. Many working families were living in houses which were too small for their large families, or groups of families in some cases, and the houses were often in slum areas. The houses frequently had no running water, or even clean water supplies nearby. It was obvious that to improve the condition of the working people's lives, the state of housing had to be improved. For these reasons, the government introduced an extremely important Act in this time of social reform. The Artisans' Dwellings Act 1875 was one of the biggest achievements for the Conservative administration as, although it was permissive legislation, many areas decided to apply the Act anyway. The overall resul... ... middle of paper ... ...aeli's Ministry actually did make a great impact. The acts that achieved the most for the condition of the people were probably the Artisans' Dwellings Act of 1875 and the Factory Act of 1874. The Factory Act was effective because it cut hours of the average working man further than they had been before; it was also compulsory, and quite hard for factory owners to avoid. The Artisans' Dwellings Act was important because it improved the standard of working class houses in some of the worst slum areas, and even though it was permissive, its terms were taken up and used in many regions around the country. Although achievements in Trade Union reform were not quite so important, and quite so significant, they too cannot be ignored as they also improved the working man's rights, and satisfied the leaders of the Trade Unions.
As the leader of the ARU he organized a successful strike against the Chicago Pullman Palace Car. Because of his strong leadership skills he gained popularity. He ran for president five times losing all elections.
to stop the threat of Civil war but also as he told a confident at the
While some citizens of the United States, between 1825 and 1850, believed that reform was foolish and that the nation should stick to its old conduct, reformists in this time period still sought to make the United States a more ideally democratic nation. This was an age of nationalism and pride, and where there was pride in one’s country, there was the aspiration to improve one’s country even further. Many new reformist and abolitionist groups began to form, all attempting to change aspects of the United States that the respective groups thought to be unfair or unjust. Some groups, such as lower and middle class women and immigrants, sought to improve rights within the county, while other reformers aspired to change the American education system into a more efficient way of teaching the county’s youth. Still other reform groups, particularly involved in the church and the second great awakening, wanted to change society as a whole. This was a time and age of change, and all these reforms were intended to contribute to the democratic way our country operated.
Women, like black slaves, were treated unequally from the male before the nineteenth century. The role of the women played the part of their description, physically and emotionally weak, which during this time period all women did was took care of their household and husband, and followed their orders. Women were classified as the “weaker sex” or below the standards of men in the early part of the century. Soon after the decades unfolded, women gradually surfaced to breathe the air of freedom and self determination, when they were given specific freedoms such as the opportunity for an education, their voting rights, ownership of property, and being employed.
applause of the crowd for his own praise. He often confused the will of God with his own social and political agenda. He even sometimes compared the gospel of Jesus Christ with special interest and American foreign policy.
War 2. It appears that his leadership helped to make the feeling of the country
government. He said the people had an absolute right, to rebel against any government that
The progressive reform movement was a large movement that started in the nineteenth century. According to Knott and Miller, the progressive reform movement was a “finely honed machine for meeting the needs of a variety of constituencies: corporations seeking franchises, tariffs, or other favors; immigrants seeking housing, information, or a sense of ethnic identity in a new world; local newspapers seeking support through public advertisements; the municipal work force seeking jobs through political patronage (pg. 33).” All of these made it the large progressive reform movement, which allowed for a connection between the party and organizations.
He talked about labor and industries. People were inspired to work more. He was one of the most industrialist.
Andrew Jackson first ran for president in 1824. His original attempt failed due to the popularity and victory of his opponent John Adams. He later claimed his own presidential victory in the election of 1829, gaining a majority of votes from the west and the south who were his great supporters. Jackson was first considered a president of the people because he supported the common man and nationalism.1
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his words. Possibly the greatest orator of his time, his speeches such as "Give Me Liberty
The main points of the speech were as follows: his childhood in West Virginia, how he got
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, was delivered March 4, 1865. During this time, he was in the process of attempting to mend both sides of the war. Instead of giving a victory speech to the North or a blame filled speech to the South, he instead spoke to both of them, in the attempt to have war reconciliation.
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