Benjamin and William Disraeli Benjami Disraeli was born in london the 21st of december of 1804. He studied en the blsckheath and walthamstow school. He worked as servant until he was 27. In this time he suffered great loses in the stock market. He tried to introduce himself in the parliment for four times from 1832 to 1835. The first time in the radical party and the others in the tory party. He tried to gain backup for his politic program‚ that is why he defended company workers.A proyect
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How successfully did Disraeli deal with the Eastern Crisis 1875-1878? The Eastern Crisis initially began in 1875 due to Ottoman Turks breaking a promise made in the Treat of Paris in 1856‚ when they proceeded to persecute the Balkan Christians. This then resulted in a revolt in Bosnia and Herzegovina against the Turks‚ which by 1876 has spread to Bulgaria. A treaty in 1876 attempted to reform the Turkish government‚ and was signed by Germany‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ France and Italy‚ but the treaty failed
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interests‚ Gladstone or Disraeli? Between 1868 and 1894 both Gladstone and Disraeli dominated British politics; Gladstone being Prime Minister three times and Disraeli twice. In order to compare the two it is necessary to examine how their individual policies benefitted Britain on a whole‚ in terms of; trade‚ peace‚ diplomacy‚ balance of power and strategic advantage. Egypt and The Sudan were a major source of concern for Britain during the 19th century. Both Gladstone and Disraeli during their ministries
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the Acts passing‚ and it could be argued that the rivalry between Gladstone and Disraeli and the social and political situation at the time were contributing factors. Despite these factors the Act relied on the utilisation of the situation by one strong minded Tory politician. Mr Benjamin Disraeli; an ambitious opportunist politically and incredibly determined man. Using his political opportunism to push the bill Disraeli managed to unite the Tories to vote for the bill on the basis that the newly
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Palmerston’s death in 1865 and Disraeli’s determination and political skill. The split of the Conservative in 1846 due to the repeal of the Corn Laws and the following death of Bentinck were important factors in allowing Disraeli to become the leader of the Conservative Party. Disraeli was instrumental in the split of the Conservative Party‚ being the leader of the vicious attacks on the authority and reputation of Sir Robert Peel. Despite being a fantastic showcase of his speaking abilities‚ these attacks
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would’ve enfranchised an additional 400‚000 men. However it was fiercely opposed by the government. Disraeli in particular feared that extending the franchise challenged the authority of his aristocracy. However‚ when the conservatives returned to office later in the year‚ Disraeli decided to press for reform. In fact the reform was even more radical than the first. There are a few reasons to why Disraeli might have done this. Pressure for reform was growing and the liberal bill had heightened expectations
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taking all the sources together at face value‚ it is more obviously that Disraeli was increasing the franchise in attempt of personal gain more than anything else. On the one hand‚ Source 2‚ a cartoon published in punch‚ named ‘A leap in the dark’‚ clearly supports Cranbourne’s opinion in Source 3. The source shows Disraeli‚ as a horse‚ riding off into the unknown distance accompanied by Lady Britannia. The darkness Disraeli is striving for is clearly labelled ‘Reform’‚ suggesting the fact that
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contradictions‚ sources 7 supports the idea that he was instead motivated by a desire to educate and benefit his party and the working classes. Regarding household suffrage‚ and the conservative victory in the 1874 electing‚ Source 8 comments that Disraeli “encouraged” the idea that this had been his objective “all along”‚ strongly implying that in the aftermath of success he was scrabbling to take credit for the election win‚ desperate for the favoured reputation it would bring him amongst the new
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reform act was largely as a result of public pressure for reform In 1867 the second reform act was passed by Disraeli‚ there were many factors which brought about the reform act and public pressure was definitely one of them however there were other factors which helped the 1867 reform act to be passed‚ such as the conservatives being opportunists‚ the personal ambitions of Disraeli and also the fear of unrest that pushed the act to be passed. Public pressure had a large part to do with
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prevent Russian Influences in the Dardanelles and at Constantinople and also to prevent the advancement of French interests in Egypt and in the Eastern Question. During this period‚ there were several different Prime Ministers including Palmerston‚ Disraeli and Salisbury who each had varying degrees of success in regard to the Eastern Question. Palmerston was Prime Minister from 1855-58 and again from 1859-65 during the Crimean War. Palmerston’s success in the Eastern Question was short lived. Initially
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