social issues

Question 1

Name two groups of people that were considered to be middle class?

Answer 1

• factory owners
• merchants/entrepreneurs
• trained professionals such as teachers and doctors

Question 2

What percentage of GB were working class?

Answer 2

around 75%

Question 3

What percentage of people did Charles Booth find that were living in poverty in London?

Answer 3

around 30%

Question 4

How much did Rowntree believe that you had to earn to stay out of poverty in York?

Answer 4

21 shillings a week

Question 5

Name three factors that Rowntree and Booth believed caused poverty?

Answer 5

• unemployment
• irregular work
• low wages
• old age
• sickness
• premature death of main wage earner

Question 6

Name two taxes introduced under the People’s Budget?

Answer 6

• sliding scale income tax
• super tax on earnings 5k
• tax on cars and petrol
• inheritance tax
• tax on profits from selling land

Question 7

What was the Poor Law?

Answer 7

old laws dating back to Elizabeth 1, if you needed help you were sent to a workhouse where there were poor conditions- labelled a pauper- shame and disgrace

Question 8

Name two of the liberal welfare reforms that helped children?

Answer 8

• education act’ 06 ( free school meals)
• education act’ 07 ( medical inspection)
• child act (neglect)

Question 9

Name two of the liberal welfare reforms that helped workers?

Answer 9

• National insurance act’ 11 (unemployment)
• labour exchange’ 09
• work compensation’ 06
• shops acct’ 11 (holidays