liberal and social reforms

Question 1

what did booth do?

Answer 1

wrote a report in 1889
“life and labour of the people in london”
showed 30% of londoners lived in poverty
it was sometimes impossible to find work

Question 2

what did rowntree do ?

Answer 2

wrote a report in 1901
“poverty, a study of town life”
28% of people in york could not afford basic food and housing

Question 3

what was the significance of the boer war in 1899?

Answer 3

40% of volunteers were physically unfit
mostly due to poverty related illness linked to poor diet and living conditions

Question 4

what did the newly elected liberal government do as a result of booth, rowntree and the boer war?

Answer 4

1906
free school meals paid by local council tax
1908
old age pensions introduced
1911
national insurance act introduced for workers
workers given fund for sick pay or to pay for a doctor