Why Governments Responded Differently in Different Eras Quiz

In this topic, what does the phrase ‘government response’ mainly refer to when looking at protests across time?

Why were medieval kings like those facing the Peasants’ Revolt in 1381 more likely to use harsh punishments than later democratic governments?

How did the growth of Parliament and the widening of the vote in the 19th and 20th centuries change the way governments responded to protest?

A historian compares the government’s response to the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 with its response to the Chartists in the 1840s. Which factor best explains why the Tudor government relied more on execution and less on reform?

Why did the development of a professional police force in the 19th century affect how governments responded to protests?

Why did the experience of total war in the early 20th century encourage the British government to respond to some protests by granting reforms, such as wider voting rights after 1918?

How did the growth of newspapers, radio, television and later social media change government responses to protest in the 20th and 21st centuries?