WHY THE LIBERALS INTRODUCE SOCIAL REFORMS

Question 1

FACTOR 1

Answer 1

BOOTH AND ROWNTREE REPORTS

CHARLES BOOTH:

1. 35 % NOT 25% live in extreme poverty in london
2. government could not ignore this
3. changed many perceptions

SEEBOHM ROWNTREE:

1. 30% Lived in extreme poverty
2. highlighted poverty was a wide spread issue and needed help of government
3. defined the poverty line and that alcohol and gambling was a consequence of poverty

CONCLUSION: GOVERNMENT WERE SHOCKED BY STATISTICS BUT THERE WERE MORE PRESSING FACTORS SUCH AS THE SEUCTIY OF THE COUNTRY

Question 2

FACTOR 2

Answer 2

NEW LIBERALISM

1. Government should have responsilbity over its people
2. LASSIEZ-FAIRE attitude declined
3. government were aware of the poor law and work houses failures
4. Herbert asqutih was a ‘new liberal’ and delegated responsibilties onto Churchill and llyod george

Question 3

FACTOR 3

Answer 3

CONCERNS OVER NATIONAL SECURITY

1. 25% were turned down for being too unfit for Boer war
2. Britian doubted she could defend her Empire and worried about the Germans
3. IDCDH report constructed and said drastric changes had to be implimented:
4. improvement in diet and reduction of overcrowding

Question 4

FACTOR 4

Answer 4

CONCERNS OF NATIONAL EFECIANCY

1. German and US markets began to dominate
2. Theat of Germany
3. Germany had well-crafted educational system with social reforms which put Britain to shame
4. Welfare refroms concluded to UK that they would be beneficial for country
5. the future would be strong with a stronger workforce

CONCLUSION: LINKS TO NATIONAL SECURITY AND WANTING TO BE PROTECTED ECONOMICALLY AND PHYSCLALLY FROM THE RISING THREAT OF THE GERMANS

Question 5

FACTOR 5

Answer 5

POLITICAL PRAGMATISM

1. After 1906 social reform used to mitigate the labour party
2. the working class were granted vote in 1884
3. liberals opposed high taxtation but wanted to avoid complete change in poltical system
4. limited reforms implimented to stop the rise of socialism