intro - what was the most important reason for the introduction of liberal social welfare reforms 1906-1914

Question 1

background scentence 1
in 1906 the liberal party came to power in Britain…

Answer 1

ending almost 20 years of conservative government. Prior to this there had been almost no help offered to the poor in britain due to the beliefe that poverty was self infliced

Question 2

background scentence 2
past conservatave governments had believed that…

Answer 2

‘self help’ was the way out of poverty and the role of the government was not to ‘interfere’ with peoples lives greatly. The only help offered was the poor law which sent the poorest members of society to live in work/poorhouses but conditions were so awful most refused to go

Question 3

introduce all factors including the one in the question.
Social surveys carried out by Booth and rowentree began to improve understanding and encourage the introduction of reform. However..

Answer 3

fears over national security, municipal socialism, fear of the rising labour party and the work of the new liberals also played a part in encouraging introduction of reform

Question 4

LoA - This essay will argue that…

Answer 4

the social surveys of booth and rowentree were the most important reason for the introduction of liberal social welfare reforms 1906-1914