University of Iowa

Department of History

History 4486: Modern Britain: The Twentieth Century

Mid-Term Examination

October 9, 2015

DO BOTH SECTIONS

Section I

Answer one of the following questions (40 minutes; 80%)

1. What were the most important consequences of The Great War (World War I) on the relationship between men and women (gender)?

2. What role did religion play in the politics of the United Kingdom between 1900 and 1926?

Briefly identify and explain the significance of five of the following (10 minutes only; 20%):

Pro-Boers

The Mandate

1911 Parliament Act

Marie Stopes

War Sonnets

The Economic Consequences of the Peace

Irish Free State

Backbenchers