"Peel's major achievements in domestic affairs were in social rather than economic policy"
Date Submitted: 11/28/2004 23:34:06
Category: / History / European History
Length: 5 pages (1310 words)
Category: / History / European History
Length: 5 pages (1310 words)
Achievement: a successful completion.
Related words: attainment, accomplishment, success.
Therefore, for any of Peels actions to be called 'achievements', they must at least be linked to the above. However, Peel could achieve in two ways. One by achieving in that particular domestic affaire, for example, The Mines Act of 1842, for it to be an achievement it has to have improved things. The other way for him to achieve would be in terms of his party …
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…he aimed at fair rather than excessive protection. Overall, his actions were 'an undoubted success' (Adelman) in terms of the country.
Although his actions were mainly economic, Peel carried them out so they would have more positive effects socially (living standards, employment and so on). As mentioned previously, this is irrelevant when tackling the statement. Regardless of Peel's intentions for effects, his actions mainly economic, this being after all what he is known for most.
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