Britain, Liberal reforms, Home front Flashcards
Whose study of poverty in 1901 found that the young, old and sick were vulnerable to poverty?
Seebohm Rowntree’s study of poverty in 1901 found that the young, old and sick were vulnerable to poverty.
What proportion of the population did he find were in poverty at some time in their life?
28 per cent
Who introduced pensions in 1908?
Lloyd George introduced pensions in 1908.
What was set up in 1909 to help unemployed people find work?
labour exchanges
What did the Workers Compensation Act of 1906 rule?
Workers injured at work were due compensation.
What did the Children’s Charter of 1908 introduce?
borstals
Who got an eight-hour day in 1908?
Miners got an eight-hour day in 1908.
Which women’s suffrage movement was led by Millicent Fawcett?
NUWSS was led by Millicent Fawcett.
Which women’s suffrage movement believed in direct action?
WSPU
Which women’s suffrage movement concentrated on social reform?
ELFS concentrated on social reform.
Which Pankhurst famously took a party of east London working-class women to lobby the prime minister?
Sylvia
Which act gave the vote to some women over the age of 30 in 1918?
The Representation of the People Act gave the vote to some women over the age of 30 in 1918.
How many women got the vote in 1918?
6 million women got the vote in 1918.
Which prime minister opposed women’s suffrage before the war?
Asquith opposed women’s suffrage before the war.
Who was killed after running in front of the king’s horse at the Derby in 1913?
Emily Davison
In what year were women over the age of 21 given the vote?
In 1928 women over the age of 21 were given the vote.
Which group of women’s suffrage movement brake windows, heckled politicians, attacked policemen, set fire to churches and chained themselves to railings?
Suffragettes broke windows, heckled politicians, attacked policemen, set fire to churches and chained themselves to railings
What caused the 1930s Depression?
A crash on the wall street stock exchange in america.
Unemployment in Britain in 1933 stood at…
Unemployment in Britain in 1933 stood at 25 per cent of the workforce.
Which were the worst-hit industries?
heavy industries
Who owned the shipyard in Jarrow?
Palmer’s owned the shipyard in Jarrow.
What did the people of Jarrow organise to try to solve the unemployment problem?
The people of Jarrow organised a crusade to try to solve the unemployment problem.
When did the government pass the Special Areas Act?
The government passed the Special Areas Act in 1934.
How did local councils help end the Depression?
Building council houses.
What was the “never-never”?
Hire purchase was the “never-never”.
Where were the effects of the Depression least felt?
The south of England.
Which Liberal politician prepared the Social Insurance and Allied Services report that proposed a welfare state?
William Beveridge prepared the Social Insurance and Allied Services report that proposed a welfare state.
Which is the absent giant: poverty, disease, ignorance, squalor and…
Idleness is the absent giant in poverty, disease, ignorance and squalor.
Which is the missing solution: social security, NHS, free education… and full employment
Town and Country Planning Act (1947)
Which act was “the last defence against extreme poverty”?
The National Assistance Act (1948) was “the last defence against extreme poverty”.
What was the “unique experiment in social engineering” that Aneurin Bevan launched on 5 July 1948?
The National Health Service (NHS)
What did Rab Butler do for children?
Rab Butler started the 11-plus.
What name was given to land that had to be kept rural by the Town and Country Planning Act (1947)?
The land that had to be kept rural by the Town and Country Planning Act (1947) was green belt.
Which industries were nationalised in 1947?
road haulage, railways and coal
How did JM Keynes teach the government how to stop a depression ever happening again in his book the “General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money”?
JM Keynes taught the government how to stop a depression ever happening again, in his book the “General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money”, by controlling government spending.
