The slump in which industry led to greater unemployment in Tudor times?
The cloth industry
The mining industry
The banking industry
Which of the following was a significant cause of poverty in Tudor times?
Urbanisation
Use of machinery in factories
Enclosure
Mary Tudor persecuted people from which faith?
Protestantism
Catholicism
Judaism
By how much did the population increase between 1740 and 1900?
From 2 to 20 million
From 10 to 30 million
From 7 to 40 million
Which of the following was a cause of the crime of highway robbery in the 18th century?
The dissolution of the monasteries
The end of the wars of the roses
The end of the Napoleonic wars
Which goods were usually smuggled into the country in the 18th century?
Tea
Cloth
Coffee
What caused many of the riots in the 20th century?
Racism
Enclosure of land
Machinery causing unemployment
What were members of Meibion Glyndŵr unhappy about in the 20th century?
The threat to the Welsh language
Poor living and working conditions
Northern Ireland being part of the UK
What happened to the crime rate in the 20th century?
Increased
Decreased
Stayed roughly the same
What did the IRA want in the late 20th century?
Independence for Ireland
The Gaelic language to be preserved
Northern Ireland to be united with Ireland