Dates Flashcards

0
Q

Person over 70 with no other income would receive __ _________ per week.

A

5 shillings

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1
Q

Lloyd George introduced a funded old ages pension in ______.

A

1908

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2
Q

Suffragettes take direct action in _______.

A

1908

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3
Q

Married couples would receive ___ ___.

A

7s 6d

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4
Q

Anyone with an income of over _____ didn’t receive state pension

A

£31

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5
Q

Only British citizens living in Britain for the last ____ _______ could receive state pension.

A

20 years

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6
Q

Many old people had been dependent on ______ _________ / _________ ________.

A

Poor relief and out door relief

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7
Q

1913 was ….

A

Cat and mouse act

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8
Q

Conciliation Bill failed in …

A

1911

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9
Q

What effect did the state pension act have on old people?

A

A huge effect

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10
Q

In the first year ________ people collected their pensions.

A

650,000

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11
Q

The number of people claiming outdoor relief fell by _______.

A

80,000

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14
Q

Children’s act was passed in _______ for free school meals.

A

1906

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15
Q

___ ________ school meals served in _____

A

14 million

1914

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16
Q

In ______ attention turned to medical care.

A

1907

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17
Q

Every local education authority set up school medical service at first service only provided __________ ________ checks from _______ extended to school treatment clinics

A

Regular medical

1912

18
Q

The children’s act got children a …

A

Special status as protected people

19
Q

Parents could now be prosecuted for __________ it also made it illegal for child’s life to be _________.

A

Neglect

Insured

20
Q

The act set up special courts for _______ crime and special homes for young offenders so they didn’t have to be sent to an ______ prison.

A

Child

Adult

21
Q

______ - government set up its own labour exchanges.

A

1909

22
Q

______- Labor exchanges putting _______ people in to work everyday

A

1913

3000

23
Q

When was war declared on Germany?

A

2nd August 1914

WW1

24
Q

Dora created

A

8th August 1914

25
Q

The munitions crisis

A

July 1915

26
Q

Conscription

A

1916 January

27
Q

Voluntary rationing

A

November 1917

28
Q

Women over 30 given right to vote

A

1917 December

29
Q

Compulsory rationing

A

1918

30
Q

War over

A

11th November 1918

31
Q

Emily Davison jump in front of horse

A

June 1913

32
Q

What was the munitions crisis?

A

British troops shortage of shells and bullets

33
Q

Conscription

A

All single men aged 18-40

34
Q

What is Dora ?

A

Gave the government special power to take over land, industries and control of information (censorship)

35
Q

What does Dora stand for?

A

Defence of the realm act

36
Q

All men and women earning under ______ per year had to to join.
Had to pay _____ out of there weeks wages - each payment event them a _______ on there card.
The employer payed _____
The government payed ______

A
£160
4d 
Stamp
3d
2d
37
Q

In return for the worker received up to ____ weeks of sick pay at ____ shillings per week from the friendly society.

A

26

10

38
Q

Women voted for the first time but had to be over ___ and a ____________ in _____

A

30
Householder
1918