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Which elementary education law did Chamberlain oppose?

  • Elementary Education Act 1870

  • No Child Left Behind Act

  • Education Reform Act 1988

  • Higher Education Act

Answer

Joseph Chamberlain opposed the Elementary Education Act 1870, which was designed to provide elementary education for all children in England and Wales. He believed that the act would be a burden on taxpayers and that it would lead to the state interfering in matters that should be left to the individual.
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