liberal reforms

Question 1

when was the age people received pensions?

Answer 1

70

Question 2

what was the year labour exchanges were set up?

Answer 2

1909

Question 3

what was the name given to a special school for children who had committed crimes used instead of adult prisons

Answer 3

borstal

Question 4

what was the amount workers paid in national insurance (part 1) per week

Answer 4

4d

Question 5

what was the amount of money a married couple got in the old age pension?

Answer 5

7s6d

Question 6

The name given for “job centres” where people could search for work

Answer 6

Labour exchange

Question 7

The name of the act on 1908 which protected children against cruelty and neglect

Answer 7

childrens act

Question 8

word to describe that the Old Age Pension did not have to be paid for by the individual

Answer 8

non-contributory

Question 9

An alternative name for the Children’s Act of 1908

Answer 9

childrens charter

Question 10

The year Free School Meals were introduced

Answer 10

1906

Question 11

The amount workers paid in national insurance (part 2) per week

Answer 11

2d

Question 12

The number of free school meals being served every day by 1915

Answer 12

158,000

Question 13

The number of weeks sick pay received (10s) under the national insurance scheme.

Answer 13

13 weeks

Question 14

Chancellor of the Exchequor

Answer 14

Lloyd george

Question 15

The year the first National Insurance Act was set up

Answer 15

1911

Question 16

What was the maximum annual income to qualify for a pension

Answer 16

£31

Question 17

The year the second National Insurance Act was set up

Answer 17

1912

Question 18

The number of people being put in jobs every day by the new Labour Exchanges.

Answer 18

3,000

Question 19

The number of people claiming their pension in the first year.

Answer 19

650,000

Question 20

The year The Pensions Act was brought in

Answer 20

1908

Question 21

what was the peoples budget?

Answer 21

Announced in 1909 - David Lloyd George’s budget outlined taxation as a way of funding the reforms

Question 22

what was the National Insurance Act Part 2?

Answer 22

Introduced 1912 - set up to prevent poverty resulting from unemployment. Workers, employers and employees paid into the scheme.

Question 23

what was the problem with the Boer War?

Answer 23

Fought from 1899-1902 in South Africa. Young men volunteered to fight, but thousands were deemed unfit for service.

Question 24

what was the National Insurance Act Part 1?

Answer 24

Introduced 1911 - set up to prevent poverty resulting from illness. Workers, employers and employees paid into the scheme.

Question 25

what was the The Pensions Act?

Answer 25

Introduced 1908 - weekly payments for the elderly (those aged over 70)

Question 26

what was provided for School Clinics?

Answer 26

Introduced in 1912 - clinics set up to provide the treatment for children who needed it after the medical inspection.

Question 27

what did the Children's Act provide?

Answer 27

Introduced 1908 - gave children a 'protected persons' status under the law

Question 28

what were School medical inspections?

Answer 28

Introduced in 1907 - Doctors and nurses would conduct compulsory medical checks for school pupils and recommend treatment they may need.

Question 29

The Labour Party is formed by Keir Hardie. They pledged to get better living and working conditions for the working class.- when was it introduced?

Answer 29

1900

Question 30

when did the liberals win a landslide election?

Answer 30

1906

Question 31

what was the Labour Exchanges and when was it established?

Answer 31

Established 1909 - A national network of exchanges set up for unemployed workers so they could look for jobs

Question 32

when were free school meals introduced?

Answer 32

1906

Question 33

why did the liberals introduce welfare reforms?

Answer 33

- reform of the poor law - attacks on the policy of previous government - improve education

Question 34

why did the liberals pass their liberal reforms?

Answer 34

worried about growing strength of labour party | eliminate wide spread poverty

Question 35

what were the limitations on the free school meals act, inspections act, childrens act, pensions act and outdoor relief act?

Answer 35

childrens- people would go against law inspections-not aloud to cure children free school meals-half of Britain pensions-only citizens that had lived in Britain for 20 years unemployed- refused to people who had done their old job to the best of their ability relief- run volunteerily

Question 36

put in order the acts?

Answer 36

``` pensions childrens national insurance act school meals unemployed school inspections act ```

Question 37

how did these types of people react to liberal reforms? conservatives doctors friendly societies and insurance companies

Answer 37

conservatives- opposed cost and idea of many law doctors- health insurance meant no money and theyd have to work harder societies- had to prevent national insurance being given to widowers (more jobs)

Question 38

why did the liberals introduce their reforms?

Answer 38

because there was terrible poverty and the politicians thought that the government should be providing help

Question 39

why did some people believe that others were poor?

Answer 39

because they wasted their money away

Question 40

name the 2 most important reformers?

Answer 40

Charles booth, seebohm Rowntree

Question 41

how did Charles Booth present his findings about poverty?

Answer 41

he carried out research into poverty in London and published life and labour of people in london in seventeen volumes

Question 42

how did seebohm rowntree present his findings about poverty in the 1900's?

Answer 42

he studies poverty and its causes in york and published a report called poverty

Question 43

what percentage did both these researchers say lived around the poverty line?

Answer 43

29-31 per cent

Question 44

what did the poverty line mean?

Answer 44

not being able to afford decent housing, food, clothing and health care

Question 45

when was the boer war?

Answer 45

in 1899

Question 46

what was the boer war?

Answer 46

when britain went to war in south Africa

Question 47

how was the boer war affected by poverty?

Answer 47

many people were unfit because they werent fed properly as children

Question 48

who were the two liberal politicians who believed in reform?

Answer 48

lloyd george and winston

Question 49

what did they believe about reforms?

Answer 49

that they would make the people better off and the country stronger as a result

Question 50

name a reason why the liberals introduced their reforms?

Answer 50

because there was rivalry against the labour party

Question 51

explain the problems with charity?

Answer 51

people thought the government were concentrating on charity too much and should just give to the poor

Question 52

what was laissez faire?

Answer 52

people were in control of their own lives and welfare