Liberal Reforms

Question 1

When did Charles booth release his Frist study on poverty in London?

Answer 1

1889

Question 2

When did Charles booth release his final volume of his study into poverty in London?

Answer 2

1902

Question 3

What was rowntrees book called and when was it published?

Answer 3

“Poverty- A study of town life”

1901

Question 4

When was the boer war?

Answer 4

1899

Question 5

What percentage of people overall were unfit for service in the war?

Answer 5

50%

Question 6

When was the election which was significant to the liberal reforms?

Answer 6

1906

Question 7

How many seats did labour get in the 1906 election?

Answer 7

29

Question 8

How many seats did the liberal party get in the 1906 election?

Answer 8

399

Question 9

When we’re free school meals introduced?

Answer 9

1906

Question 10

When were school medical checks introduced?

Answer 10

1907

Question 11

When were school clinics Introduced?

Answer 11

1912

Question 12

When was the children and young persons act passed?

Answer 12

1908

Question 13

When was the old age pension act introduced?

Answer 13

1908

Question 14

When were labour exchanged setup?

Answer 14

1909

Question 15

When was the national insurance act passed?

Answer 15

1911

Question 16

How many weeks did unemployment benefit last for?

Answer 16

15 weeks

Question 17

What was the age for the state pension?

Answer 17

70

Question 18

What were the other two requirements for the pension?

Answer 18

• No other income source

* Citizen for 20 years

Question 19

How much was the old age pension? (State pension)

Answer 19

• 5 shillings / week - single person

- 7 shillings 6d / week - couple

Question 20

How much was the unemployment benefit?

Answer 20

7s 6d / week

Question 21

What was one problem with the free school meals?

Answer 21

It was up to the local authorities to setup free school meals, so only about half actually set it up.

Question 22

What was the main problem with school medical checks?

Answer 22

The quality of care varied massively across the country.

Question 23

What were 4 main parts of the children and young persons act?

Answer 23

• Illegal to insure child’s life
• Parents could be prosecuted for child neglect
• Children became protected persons
• children’s homes were setup instead of sending children to prison.

Question 24

What did the government do in response to the boer war recruitment problems?

Answer 24

The committee on “Physical Deterioration” was setup to investigate the issue.

Question 25

Why did rowntree have a big impact on making people realize the problem of poverty?

Answer 25

* He was a well respected businessman and was taken seriously because of this. * He studied poverty in York, which was seen as a respectful place and not one which was often associated with poverty. This shocked many people.

Question 26

What did John Galt do?

Answer 26

* Investigated poverty in London | * Took photographs to show first hand what the conditions were like.

Question 27

What % of people lived under the poverty line in York?

Answer 27

* 27%

Question 28

Who created the poverty line?

Answer 28

* Rowntree

Question 29

What was national efficiency?

Answer 29

* By the start of the 20th century (1900) Britains industrial power was being overtook by Germany and the USA. Germany has recently introduced social reforms to make the work force healthy and consequently more efficient.

Question 30

Who was the German chancellor who was introducing liberal reforms in Germany?

Answer 30

* Bissmark

Question 31

When was the "Peoples budget"?

Answer 31

1909

Question 32

Which political party opposed the liberal reforms?

Answer 32

The conservative party.

Question 33

What two issues were covered in the National Insurance Acts?

Answer 33

* Health | * Unemployment

Question 34

What was the poor law?

Answer 34

The poor law was the existing system of support for the poor and made poor people reliant on the workhouse for support.

Question 35

What is a workhouse?

Answer 35

A state funded institution which gives accommodation and food in return for work.

Question 36

Which three groups of people had to contribute to National insurance?

Answer 36

* Worker * Employer * Governemnt

Question 37

Why did some workers not agree with national insurance?

Answer 37

It took money out of their weekly wages to pay for health care which they may or may not need. If they did not need it then it was a waste of money for them to contribute.

Question 38

What were the four factors which made the liberals introduce reforms?

Answer 38

* Political Competition * Boer War * National Efficiency * Social Reformers.

Question 39

How long did the sick pay last?

Answer 39

26 weeks

Question 40

How much was the sick pay?

Answer 40

10 shillings per week.