Reasons The Liberal Reforms Were Introduced Flashcards
Introduction
(How important was New Liberalism as a reason why the Liberals introduced social
welfare reforms, 1906–1914?)
-During the early 1900s infant mortality rate was 1in5(20%)
-this was due to the government having a “laiszez faire” approach this is when the government thought everything will get better on itself and it wasn’t there job to intervene
this essay will discuss(Social campaigners,National security,New liberalism and the rise of the labour party)
this essay will argue that new liberalism was not the most important reason for the liberal social reforms getting introduced but instead
Social campaigners
K-Charles booth conducted a poverty report where he found that 35% of London was in extreme poverty
k-similar report was done by Seebohm rowntree in York where found that 30% of Yorkers were in also in extreme poverty,
A-this showing it wasn’t a local problem but a nationwide problem that needed immediate action, this perhaps introducing the liberal reforms
-k+ However rowntree report identified secondary poverty, this meant a family has just enough to get by but however spent their excess income on cigarettes and booze suggesting it was their fault they were poor, this potentially showing that social campaigning were not the reason the liberal reforms were introduced
National security
k) in 1899 Britain began fighting in a war called the boer war.
k-However it was found that between 40-60% of men were rejected from joining the army due to not being fit enough
K)it was found that 8000 out of 11000 solidiers were rejected in Manchester
A)in order to tackle this the Fitzroy report was introduced this introduced free school meals to get soldiers more healthy and uemployment benefit,this potentially introducing the liberal reforms
A+)however with the introduction of the old age pension act this undermined the view that national security led to the reforms as people of older age were not eligible for war
New liberalism
k-1908 Pm Henry cambell died,however gave jobs to David lloyd George and winston Churchill
k-in 1906 labour gained 29mps,worrying david Lloyd as he took it as a sign that the people of Britain would side with the labour party
A-causing the liberal reforms as without introducing them,the liberals may loss power and popularity
A+however the liberal party still had 14x more MPS,roughly 297,showing labour was no real threat
Rise of the labour party
k- in 1906,labour introduced their manifesto to working men
k-This included promises such as an eight hour work day and better housing to tackle overcrowding
A-This perhaps causing the liberal reforms,as the liberals were scared of the labour party taking the working class people votes,hence the reforms happeneded to stay in power
A+-however labour wasnt mentioned in the 1906 manifesto by labour,indicating they werent really scared of labour,wasnt the main reason for the introduction
Conclusion
For reasons for the liberal reforms
In conclusion social campaigning is more important than New liberalism because,New liberalism only gained 29MPS in parliament in 1906 whereas the liberals gained 397 roughly 14 more
,this showing that labour stood no chance against the liberals,this showing that social campigning was more important in the liberal reforms than New liberalism
In conclusion social campaigning is more important than National securtity because,although because of the “boer war” the liberals had to start introducing free school meals and unemplpoyment
benefit under the Fitzroy report,this however did not make sense as the liberals also introduced the old age pension act,which clearly undermined the idea that the liberal reforms were introduced
due to national security reasons,as the elderly were not eligble to fight,this showing that social campaigning is more important than National security
In conclusion social campaigning is more important than the rise of the labour party because,althought the labour party introduced in their manifesto a pledge to have a eight hour work week and
better housing,scaring the liberals as they fought the working individual in Britain would side with the labour party.However in the liberal manifesto their is no mention of labour, perhaps showing that
the liberas weren’t scared of the labour party taking control,whereas social campaigning saw the problem of poverty be made more aware and studies finding in london 35% Of people were in poverty and
in york 30% of people were.This showing that social campaigning is more important than the rise of the labour party,as labour were not seen as much of a threat whereas social campaigning was a national
problem that needed addressed in order for the liberals to stay popular and in power
Evaluation for Social campaigning
Overall Social campaigning is the most important factor because, booths survey provided evidence of the poverty problem, encouraging
action to happen,and to stop the denial of the existence of social problems,furthermore booth warned of a revolution if nothing was to happen,this making
all other factors redundant as without the liberal reforms happening the liberal government may have lost power,indicating this was the
most important factor for the liberal reforms happening
