Gladstone And Disraeli Social Reforms

Question 1

When was the artisan’s dwellings act?

Answer 1

1875

Question 2

What was the focus of the artisans dwellings act

Answer 2

Planned to clear slums and replace with proper housing

Question 3

Artisans dwellings act - window dressing/of real value?

Answer 3

It was permissive, ‘gesture politics’ 10 out of 97 towns adopted this act because it was too expensive, main one was Birmingham- Joseph chamberlain radical MP was mayor and adopted the act

Question 4

When was the public health act?

Answer 4

1875 (disreili)

Question 5

What was the public health act 1875 about/ what did it do?

Answer 5

Checks on drainage, creation of public toilets, controlled cellar dwellings

Question 6

What were the limits of the public health act 1875

Answer 6

It only set up checked and no consequences for the towns that weren’t following the rules

Question 7

When was the rivers pollution act

Answer 7

1875

Question 8

Was the rivers pollution act successful? Why?

Answer 8

No- it didn’t define pollution, didn’t provide punishment for polluted rivers

Question 9

When was the sale of food and drugs act?

Answer 9

1875

Question 10

What did the sale of food and drugs act 1875 set out todo?

Answer 10

Prevent the adulteration of food

Question 11

What was successful about the p sale of food and drugs act 1875

Answer 11

It laid down regulations of adultérations of food, raised awareness to the issue

Question 12

What was unsuccessful about the sale of food and drugs act 1875 ?

Answer 12

It failed to appoint analysts to check the food (which was essential for the act to succeed), it didn’t compel local authorities to appoint analysts

Question 13

When was the factory act

Answer 13

1874

Question 14

What did the people want for the factory act 1874?

Answer 14

Wanted to reduce factory working hours to 9 hrs max (mostly people in Lancashire who wanted this)

Question 15

What did the factory act 1874 do?

Answer 15

Limited working day to 10 hrs max, BUT, only applied to women and children in the textile industry

Question 16

When was the employers and workmen act?

Answer 16

1875

Question 17

What did the the employers and workmen act 1875 do? Was it good?

Answer 17

YES it was GOOD- it provided a contract between workers and employees , this meant employers hand to take responsibility for their workers, really helpful to working class, long lasting + successful

Question 18

When was the conspiracy and protection of property act?

Answer 18

1875

Question 19

What did the the conspiracy and protection of property act do? Was it successful?

Answer 19

YES! it allowed picketing, which meant workers could strike, it repealed the criminal law amendement act which banned picketing, trade unionists were happy as strikes were effective again

Question 20

When was the merchants shipping act?

Answer 20

1876

Question 21

What was the merchants shipping act 1876?

Answer 21

It was about keeping sailors safe, act declared boats should have a plimsole line- when the water rescheduled the line you can’t add more goods to the boat, act was permissive therefore not adopted by many

Question 22

When was sandon’s education act

Answer 22

1876

Question 23

What did the Sandon’s education act do? Was it successful?

Answer 23

It increased pressure to send kids to school, increased school attendance, in theory, without a school certificate people wouldn’t be able to get a job in the future, parents wanted kids to earn money and work, it was permissive

Question 24

What was the friendly societies act 1875?

Answer 24

Non profit idea, provided help for those in need, protected people from the workhouse HOWEVER was not government backed and you had to pay to be member therefore those in real need couldn’t take part or gain from it

Question 25

What was the agricultural holdings act 1875?

Answer 25

Was permissive, compensated tenant farmers for improvements done on land, limiting