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National Efficiency Flashcards

1
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Proportion of men rejected on physical standards in Manchester

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1 in 3

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2
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Proportion of men rejected on physical standards UK Average

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1 in 4

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3
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Which government began implementing social reforms post-war?

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Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith

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4
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How long did the Boer war last

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32 months

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5
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What committee was set up in 1903?

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Committee on Physical Deterioration

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6
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What nation was the archetype of efficiency and competence?

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Germany

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7
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What evidence is there for inequality in Britain?

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25% of land belonged to fewer than 1000 people

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8
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Did socialists want reform?

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Yes - radical far reaching political reform

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9
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Did conservatives want reform?

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Not so much - wanted to keep existing political arrangements

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10
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Which party had School Boards abolished?

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Conservatives in 1902

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11
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What did Liberal’s want to do with School Boards?

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Keep them

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12
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When did local authorities offer free school meals to children?

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1906

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13
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How many children were involved in the school meal program by 1914?

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150,000+

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14
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What reform was made in 1907 over health?

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Medical authorities do medical inspections of children annually

to discover disease earlier

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15
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Who introduced pensions for 70+ and when?

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DLG in 1908

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16
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How much was the pension for a 70+?

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25p weekly

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17
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What year did parents become socially responsible for their childrens welfare?

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1908

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18
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In 1909 what was set up for the unemployed

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Labour exchanges to help them find work

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19
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DLG set up what in 1911?

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National Insurance Act

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20
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What was the National Insurance Act of 1911?

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Taxation which would pay sick leave, medical care, unemployment benefit etc.

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21
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What efforts were made to improve diet?

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Wholemeal bread made the ‘standard loaf’

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22
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Round About A Pound a Week was written by who to encourage what?

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Pember-Reeves

Educate working classes on how to cheaply cater healthily for their families

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23
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Between what years was there a decline in infant mortality by 35%?

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1890-1914

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24
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What evidence is there that some of the reforms weren’t effective

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no reduction in army volunteers being rejected

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25
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What is the name for the argument that people should be responsible for themselves

Supports self-help not government intervention

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Laissez-faire

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26
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New Liberalism was mainly supported by whom

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anti-war members

e.g DLG, J.A. Hobson

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27
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Why was there an increase in support for New Liberalism?

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increasing concern over health of volunteers in the army

28
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Who was J.A Hobson?

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Liberal writer for the Manchester Guardian

29
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What did J.A. Hobson feel about the empire?

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Thought it brought benefits to few and damaged interests of the majority

30
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What did war do for the Laissez-faire argument?

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Weakened it

31
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Liberals feared losing the working classes support if they didn’t implement reform - who would the working class have turned to see changes if not the government?

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Trade Unions

32
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Who was a new political party that threatened the Liberals

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Independent Labour Party

33
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Who did a survey in London on social welfare?

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Charles Booth

34
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What did social surveys in London show about poverty?

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1/3 of country living in Poverty

35
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How much did the Boer war cost?

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£217 million

36
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Who was Haldane?

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Secretary of War

A liberal MP
Deemed one of the great reforming cabinet ministers

37
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When did Haldane become Secretary of War?

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1905

38
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When did reforms start coming about?

A

When Haldane took office

  • suggests war was not the prime catalyst
39
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What Commission was set up in 1902 under Lord Elgin? What was its purpose?

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Royal Commission

Investigate mistakes of war

40
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Who was a member of the Royal Commission - when was it set up?

A

Lord Esher

1902

41
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Which committee was set up to advise the PM on the future of the military

A

Committee of Imperial Defence

42
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What X2 committees did Lord Elgin lead?

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  1. Royal Commission

2. Committee of Imperial Defence

43
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When was the Committee of Imperial Defence set up? Before or after the Royal Commission?

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1903

1 year after the Royal Commission

44
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What was published in February 1904 recommending radical army reforms

A

Esher Report

45
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How many years after the Royal Commission was set up was the Esher report published

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2

46
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Who supported the Esher Report?

A

King Edward VII

47
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Who opposed the Esher Report?

A

Kitchener

48
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What was created by Haldane that analysed issues and decided on army policy

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‘Army Council’

49
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What role was abolished within the army under Haldane?

A

Commander in Chief

50
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What organisation was reorganised under Haldane?

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War OFfice

51
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Who was the new Director of Training?

A

Douglas-Haig

52
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What was the name of the reserve army in the event of war which Haldane set up?

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Territorial Army

53
Q

Who was elected PM of the Transvaal

A

General Botha

54
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What did the Treaty of Vereeniging recognise

A

Britain’s annexation of Transvaal and OFS

55
Q

How much was given to the Boers for reconstruction

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£3million

56
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What % of the white population of Transvaal died during the war?

A

10%

57
Q

What atrocities towards blacks were committed by the boers

A

Shooting of black prisoners

58
Q

What evidence is there that the Boer war was the ‘last gentlemen’s war’

A

Both sides did what they could to keep white prisoners alive

59
Q

When was the Boy Scouts founded

A

1908

60
Q

Who sent support to Kruger in 1896

A

Kaiser of Germany

61
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What did Liberals defend that Chamberlain was against

A

Free Trade

62
Q

What issue of slavery tainted Chamberlain’s government

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Issue of Chinese labourers working in mines in South Africa

63
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Did the Liberals stance on School Boards help or hinder them

A

Help

64
Q

What did Campbell-Bannerman’s government declare in X2 conquered states in South Africa

A

Self-goverance

65
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When did CB introduce self-governance in the 2 conquered states

A

1906

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