Dates Flashcards

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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
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Married couples would receive ___ ___.

A

7s 6d

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4
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Anyone with an income of over _____ didn’t receive state pension

A

£31

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5
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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
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In the first year ________ people collected their pensions.

A

650,000

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11
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The number of people claiming outdoor relief fell by _______.

A

80,000

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14
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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
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In ______ attention turned to medical care.

A

1907

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17
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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.

22
Q

______- Labor exchanges putting _______ people in to work everyday

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

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Conscription
1916 January
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Voluntary rationing
November 1917
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Women over 30 given right to vote
1917 December
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Compulsory rationing
1918
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War over
11th November 1918
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Emily Davison jump in front of horse
June 1913
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What was the munitions crisis?
British troops shortage of shells and bullets
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Conscription
All single men aged 18-40
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What is Dora ?
Gave the government special power to take over land, industries and control of information (censorship)
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What does Dora stand for?
Defence of the realm act
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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 ______
``` £160 4d Stamp 3d 2d ```
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In return for the worker received up to ____ weeks of sick pay at ____ shillings per week from the friendly society.
26 | 10
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Women voted for the first time but had to be over ___ and a ____________ in _____
30 Householder 1918