Chapter: A Global Power - The Victorian Age

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The Victorian Age

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Isambard Kingdom Brunel built the Great Western Railway, which runs to the south-west of England from which London station?

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Which class expanded and became increasingly more significant during Victoria's reign?

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The great engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel came from which town in England?

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In 1847, the number of hours that women and children could work was limited to how many hours per day?

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Florence Nightingale is regarded as a pioneer in which area of medicine?

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Who were Britain's opponents in the Crimean War?

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London's Crystal Palace was built from...?

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Which medal for valour was introduced during the Crimean War?

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Which poem by Rudyard Kipling has frequently been voted one of the UK's favourites?

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In what year did Queen Victoria's reign come to an end?

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Florence Nightingale was born in which European country?

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Which of these Britons pioneered the railway engine?

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The majority of British Empire countries given their independence have joined the...?

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Free trade was promoted in the Victorian era partly by the abolition of what laws in 1846?

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How many Irish people emigrated as a result of the famine?

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At its peak, how many people lived in the British Empire?

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In what year was the Reform Act passed?

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In which country was the Boer War fought?

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Which of these women founded the Women's Franchise League in 1889?

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Women who fought for the right to vote were known as what?

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Which bridge did Isambard Kingdom Brunel build in Bristol to span the Avon Gorge?

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Between 1870 and 1914, around 120,000 Jews came to Britain to escape persecution, from which countries?

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The Great Exhibition's Crystal Palace was located originally in which London park?

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In which year did Queen Victoria come to the throne of the UK?

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How old was Queen Victoria when she became Queen of the UK?

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Britain's allies in the Crimean War were...?

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No married British woman had an automatic right to her earnings, property and money until what year?

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The Boer War began in which year?

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Between 1853 and 1913, up to how many British citizens emigrated from Britain?

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Women over 30 were allowed to vote and stand for Parliament in the UK in which year?

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In what year did British women finally get equal voting rights with men?

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The Boers were settlers from which European country?

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How many people in Ireland died as a result of the famine?

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The Great Exhibition opened in London in which year?

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In the 19th century, Britain produced what proportion of the world's iron, cotton and cloth?

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In the middle of the 19th century Ireland suffered a famine due to the failure of what crop?

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Which of these areas did not see significant British Empire expansion under Victoria?

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Britain fought the Crimean War between 1853 and...?

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