Liberal Reforms

Question 0

For the children and young people act local authorities provided__________. In 1914, _____________.

Answer 0

For the children and young people act local authorities provided free school meals. In 1914 14million were served.

Question 1

What causes poverty to exist ?

Answer 1

• War
• Government
• Dept
• Economic crisis

Question 2

Who’s study of poverty in 1901 found that the young, old and sick were vulnerable to poverty?

Answer 2

Rowntree

Question 3

What proportion of the population did he find were in poverty at some stage in there life?

Answer 3

30%

Question 4

What was set up in 1909 to help unemployed people find work?

Answer 4

The labour exchange

Question 5

The national insurance act of 1911, gave people 4d a week and free medical treatment and sick pay for 6months of ……

Answer 5

10 shillings a week

Question 6

The national insurance act of 1911 gave people 2.5 a week unemployment pay for 15 weeks of ………

Answer 6

7 shillings a week

Question 7

What did the children’s charter of 1908 introduce ?

Answer 7

Special courts and prisons

Question 8

How much pensions did a single person get in 1909 ?

Answer 8

5d

Question 9

Who introduced pensions in 1908?

Answer 9

George

Question 10

How many medical checks did children get throughout their time at school?

Answer 10

3

Question 11

Before the liberal reforms how were children helped?

Answer 11

Government didn’t help

Charities helped poor families

Question 12

What were the measures taken by the liberals to tackle the problem(children)?

Answer 12

Free school meals
Medical care at school
Children given better status

Question 13

What were the limitations of the reforms (children)?

Answer 13

Local authorities given charge

Question 14

Before the liberal reforms how were the unemployed helped?

Answer 14

Several charities were helping by giving money

Question 15

Why were the liberal reforms introduced ?

3 + example

Answer 15

Social reformers - Charles booth
National efficiency - Britain’s position as leasing country was threatened
Scale of the problem- life expectancy 55

Question 16

When was the old aged pensions act introduced?

Answer 16

1900

Question 17

Old aged pension act (paid)?

Answer 17

5 shillings per week, 7 shillings 6d for a couple

Question 18

The Sick

Answer 18

Workers paid 4d
Employees 3d
State 2d

Question 19

What measures were taken for the sick ?

Answer 19

Free medical treatment

Question 20

The unemployed (paid) ?

Answer 20

7 shillings

Question 21

When was the national insurance introduced ?

How much did workers, employees and the government have to pay ?

Answer 21

1911- workers had to pay 2 1/2d
Employees had to play 2 1/2d
Government had to pay 1 3/4d

Question 22

Political parties ?

Answer 22

Conservatives and Labour

Question 23

What did the parties think of the reforms ? Conservatives

Answer 23

Yes felt that the reforms were to expensive and that the liberal government were getting to involved.

Question 24

What did the parties think of the reforms ? Labour

Answer 24

Did not agree that the workers should pay their own contribution they thought the reforms should go further and pay for benefits by taxing the rich

Question 25

What did the rich think of the reforms ?

Answer 25

Believed they were have to pay to much for the ‘underserving poor’

Question 26

What did the poor think of the reforms ?

Answer 26

Liked the fact they were being helped but they didn’t like the fact that contributions were compulsory when they were payed badly.

Question 27

What did the doctors think of the reforms ?

Answer 27

We’re sceptical about national insurance they felt that not enough money was provided for extra care that hospitals were under staffed and under equipped.