Reconstruction policies

Question 1

What changes were made to accommodate for the homeless during the war?

Answer 1

Committee for the homeless - 1 million prefabricated were built to meet the housing shortage

Question 2

What help was given to children in schools during the war?

Answer 2

Free school milk was given as well as Free school meals being expanding.

Question 3

What happened to the railways during the war?

Answer 3

In 1942 the railways were nationalised

Question 4

What happened to hospitals during the war?

Answer 4

By 1941, 8 out of 10 hospitals had been brought under a national scheme for the first time.

Question 5

What report in 1942 was influential in highlighting the problems Britain faced?

Answer 5

Beveridge report which looked at unemployment, healthcare and poverty issues.

Question 6

What committee was set up in 1941 to look at post war reconstruction?

Answer 6

1941 post war problems committee chaired by Butler

Question 7

What do all the factors in the deck point towards?

Answer 7

A WELFARE STATE where there is a social safety net for people affected.

Question 8

Why were many conservatives concerned about this move?

Answer 8

They believed it was the first step towards a socialist state and needed to be stopped.