Liberal Reforms Flashcards
Who is seebohm Rowntree?
He was the head of famous confectionary company in York. He was also a social reformer. He published a book called ‘poverty study of town life’. He found that the main causes of poverty were old age laziness Illness, etc
Who is Charles booth?
A social reformer, he looked into poverty and found that 30% of London’s population lived below the poverty line. People respected him because he was a respectable businessman who had originally set out to show reports of the exaggerated poverty. he’s taken seriously
Who is John Galt?
John was a very religious man and a missionary. He was a keen photographer. He took photos of the poor and poverty and published them to people. John is not as well known seebohm and Charles
What is a social reformer
Someone who investigates society
What is the Liberal Party
The Liberal party was one of the two major British political parties in the mid-19th century. the other party was a conservative party
What is welfare?
The state of being or doing well
What are reforms
To change or make things better
Identify some of the problems facing the poor in the early 1900s?
Poor housing Illness or accidents Old age Low wages Irregular work
What did the liberal reforms do for children
Gave them free school meals so they had one decent meal a day
What do liberal reforms do for the old
They introduced the pension for people over 70 with no income
What did they do For the sick?
National Insurance act
What did they do for the unemployed or the under employed
The government set up its own labour exchanges as part of its campaign
Who opposed the reforms?
The Conservative party, it cost too much
