1. What was unionism and who were unionists

2. Unionists were people who supported the union of Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. They were opposed to any attempt to break it up. They were opposed to any attempt to break it up. In the 1880’s, Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone proposed that Ireland should have Home Rule, which meant that Ireland should run itself. In the 1880’s, Liberal Prime Minister William Gladstone proposed that Ireland should have Home Rule, which meant that Ireland should run itself.

3. The immediate effect on the Liberals was damaging and the party split Many of the older, more traditional, Liberals breaking away to form the Liberal Unionists. Many of the older, more traditional, Liberals breaking away to form the Liberal Unionists. Liberal Unionists and Conservatives joined together to create the Scottish Unionists party in 1912. Liberal Unionists and Conservatives joined together to create the Scottish Unionists party in 1912.

4. Why were the Conservatives unpopular? The Conservatives were associated with the big landowners and landlords in the towns, in turn were seen to be making huge profits from rents charged for poor quality housing. The Conservatives were associated with the big landowners and landlords in the towns, in turn were seen to be making huge profits from rents charged for poor quality housing.

5. Conservatives (sometimes called Tories)also supported a policy called protection. Protection meant putting up tariff barriers to protect British farming against foreign competition. Protection meant putting up tariff barriers to protect British farming against foreign competition. The effect would be to make food from abroad more expensive. The effect would be to make food from abroad more expensive. In Scotland protection was not popular. In Scotland protection was not popular.

6. The urban population did not want food prices to rise and Scottish industries did not want anything that would make trade more difficult. The urban population did not want food prices to rise and Scottish industries did not want anything that would make trade more difficult. For all of the above reasons, Conservatives policies were not widely popular in Scotland. For all of the above reasons, Conservatives policies were not widely popular in Scotland.

7. How important was the Labour Party in Scotland before 1914?

8. How did Scots see themselves within the union of the United Kingdom Most Scots saw themselves as British and were happy to be a part of Britain and its empire. Most Scots saw themselves as British and were happy to be a part of Britain and its empire. There was almost no support for Scottish nationalism and the SNP did not exist. There was almost no support for Scottish nationalism and the SNP did not exist. Scots saw themselves as equal partners with the English. Scots saw themselves as equal partners with the English.