Summary 3 Flashcards
How did the Boer war force the government to improve health?
The government saw 40% of men were deemed unfit to serve so change was needed to keep the army strong.
What did Booth and Rowntree prove?
British people were in really poor health because of poverty and poor wages.
Why did the creation of the labour party force the liberals to promise changes for the poor?
The labour party wanted to make changes for the poor and the liberals needed to win the vote, so they too had to change.
What are four limitations of the liberal reforms?
- laissez faire attitudes
- the rich disagree
- still doesn’t help everyone
- 1/2 of authorities didn’t implement the changes
How did WW2 change the attitudes of British people?
Removed the laissez faire mindset, as everyone was in a situation where they needed help.
Summarise the 1942 Beveridge report
Idleness- unemployment
Disease- sickness and death
Squalor- poor housing and lifestyle
Ignorance- lack of education
List 3 improvements introduced by the welfare state?
School leaving age increased to 15
NHS (4th July 1948)
200,000 council homes by 1948
What do the NHS terms “cradle to grave” and “free at the point of delivery” mean?
From the process of your birth, throughout your life, and until you die.
Free whenever you need it.
Who objected to the NHS?
Doctors- as they were worried they would be paid less
Rich people- they did not want higher taxes
Why were new towns such as Milton Keynes built?
To rebuild Britain after the war and fix the issue of squalor addressed by Beveridge.
