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Obstacles
In the 1900s, despite the abolishment of slavery in 1865- African Americans did not have complete freedom. Wasp Americans denied them their basic human rights- social political and economic. By 1918 Black Americans faced prejudice discrimination and segregation and had difficulties finding well paid jobs or good housing whilst living in fear of terror and violence they faced many obstacles up to 1941.
Success liberals
By the end of the 19th century the liberal government had began to realise that poverty had become a serious issue in their country and had to ignore their previous laissez faire attitude of self help when Booth and rowntree realised hard statistical evidence showing the harsh extent of poverty and how it was out of an individuals control. The government introduced a series of groups and focused on helping four groups old young sick unemployed.
Effectiveness
After 1945 the CRM was active in campaigning to improve the lives of black Americans. The aim of the CRM was to bring equality in law to all black Americans. However there were also more radical segregationist aims of black radical movements. This mass movement focused on solving the problems facing black Americans up to 1948. This was an end to racial discrimination and to achieve political, economic and social equality.
Why liberals
In the 19th century, the British government had a laissez faire attitudes against poverty and left the poor to help themselves. However after 1906 the liberal government adopted a more interventionist approach. Between 1906-1914 it passed a series of reforms to help the poorest of British citizens which some claimed laid the foundations of the welfare state.
Labour
After the Second World War, despite the liberal reforms many British were still in poverty. Both the rich and poor suffered great losses during the war which created a desire to live as equals and to make post war Britain better than ore war Britain. The outbreak of war in 1939 and the devastation caused by it highlighted the problems facing the British public. In 1942 William beverige identifies the social issues facing Britain which included want, ignorance, squalor and disease.
Demand
Despite the abolishment of slavery in 1865, wasps still saw black Americans as inferior to them in the 20th century. In the early 1920s there were few black groups who could not unite and had different views which did not help the CRM. However in the 1950s and 60s marked a period for many Americans as it witnessed the move from previous acceptable social norms to the demand for change.
Changing attitudes
In the 19th century America was seen as a land of opportunity. This caused many people all around the world to enter the country in hopes of living better lives. The first to enter the country were WASPS in the early 1820s from northern Western Europe however this changed when an influx of new immigrants coming from different parts of the world entered. In the 1920s a series of immigration restrictions were made. Four factors that contributed to this decision were …..
Women and the vote
In the 1850s Britain was developing into a democratic country. However women were still completely disenfranchised until the 1918 representation of the people act. Women in the 19th century were seen as irrational, irresponsible and emotional and therefore was the reason they could not vote. Though MPs minds were changed due to four factors such as the suffragettes, suffragists, changing attitudes and the WAR.
