Liberal Reforms

Question 1

By 1905, how many private charities were operating in London?

Answer 1

700-800

Question 2

Under the poor law, where were you sent if you were destitute?

Answer 2

The work house

Question 3

How did people regard the work houses?

Answer 3

It was a shame and disgrace to be there

Question 4

How did the Victorians view poverty?

Answer 4

As the poor’s own fault

Question 5

Who set up the Salvation Army?

Answer 5

William and Catherine booth

Question 6

By 1878, how many branches did the Salvation Army have?

Answer 6

45

Question 7

what categories did the Salvation Army put the poor into

Answer 7

Those who live by crime
Those who live by vice
The starving and homeless, but honest poor

Question 8

According to Charles booth, what percentage of Londoners were below the poverty line in 1903

Answer 8

31%

Question 9

What was the criteria to be below the poverty line?

Answer 9

The lowest class (class A)
Casual earnings (class B)
Occasional earnings (class C)
Low wages (class D)

Question 10

What percentage of poor were hit by trade depressions, according to Charles Booth

Answer 10

8%

Question 11

What percentage of poor included widows and deserted women?

Answer 11

11.25%

Question 12

Where was Seebohm Rowntree from?

Answer 12

York

Question 13

How much, according to Rowntree did a family of five need to live on per week

Answer 13

21s 8d

Question 14

What is primary poverty?

Answer 14

Would never earn enough to provide adequate food, shelter and clothing

Question 15

When was the Labour Party formed?

Answer 15

1900

Question 16

How did the boer war contribute to the drive for social reforms

Answer 16

As many as 2/3 rejected as unfit

Question 17

In 1906 general election, how many liberals were elected?

Answer 17

400

Question 18

When was the free school meals scheme passed?

Answer 18

1906

Question 19

When was the children’s act passed?

Answer 19

1908

Question 20

When was the labour exchanges act passed

Answer 20

1909

Question 21

When were school clinics set up?

Answer 21

1912

Question 22

When was the NI act for unemployment?

Answer 22

1912

Question 23

When was the NI act for illness?

Answer 23

1911

Question 24

Under the children’s act, what special status was given to children

Answer 24

Protected persons

Question 25

How old did you have to be to get into a pub, in the children's act?

Answer 25

14

Question 26

Who had to join the NI scheme for illness

Answer 26

All manual workers | People in low paid white collar jobs

Question 27

How much was contributed to NI act for illness by the workers?

Answer 27

3d

Question 28

Under the NI act for unemployment how much would a worker get?

Answer 28

7s 6d

Question 29

Over how long would this last for

Answer 29

13 weeks

Question 30

How many people qualified for old age pensions?

Answer 30

Around 500,000

Question 31

Who was chancellor when the budget for the reforms was passed

Answer 31

David Lloyd George

Question 32

When did DLG first try to pass the budget for the reforms?

Answer 32

1909

Question 33

Why did DLG fail

Answer 33

It taxed the rich and landowners and the House of Lords was full of land owners

Question 34

When did DLG finally pass it?

Answer 34

1910

Question 35

Why did he succeed this time?

Answer 35

The House of Lords agreed to the budget

Question 36

How many children did Dr. Bernado rescue

Answer 36

59,384

Question 37

How many better lives did this lead to (Dr.Bernado)

Answer 37

500,000

Question 38

Accepting relief meant what?

Answer 38

Being labeled a pauper, which brought great shame | You'd go to the workhouse

Question 39

In which year did queen Victoria die?

Answer 39

1901

Question 40

How many people were class A poor?

Answer 40

11,000 or 1.25% of the poor

Question 41

How many people were class B poor?

Answer 41

110,000 or 11.25% of poor

Question 42

How many people were class C poor?

Answer 42

75,000 or 8% of the poor

Question 43

How many people were class D poor

Answer 43

129,000 or 14.5% of the poor

Question 44

According to Seebohm Rowntree what percentage of the population of York were living in poverty

Answer 44

28%

Question 45

What two sections did Seebohm Rowntree put the poor into?

Answer 45

Primary and secondary poverty

Question 46

What percentage of the poor in York were in secondary and primary poverty?

Answer 46

10% of York = Primary poverty | 18% of York = Secondary poverty

Question 47

Who were the 'New Liberals'

Answer 47

David Lloyd George | Winston Churchill

Question 48

What did the 'new liberals' believe

Answer 48

The state should provide the framework within which everyone could live in security and freedom

Question 49

Who were the 'new liberals' inspired by

Answer 49

Seebohm Rowntree | Charles booth

Question 50

What progress had been made at the end of the 19th century

Answer 50

Local authorities had take responsibility for; Providing clean piped water to houses Connecting houses to sewage systems Lighting the streets and cleaning them

Question 51

Who often ran the schemes

Answer 51

The liberals

Question 52

What did the liberal government do to help children?

Answer 52

Free school meals (1906) School medical inspections (1907) The children's act (1908) School clinics (1912)

Question 53

What did the liberal government do to help the sick and unemployed?

Answer 53

The labour exchanges act (1909) The NI Act for illness (1911) The NI Act for unemployment (1912)

Question 54

Hat did the liberal government do to help the elderly?

Answer 54

The pensions act (1908)

Question 55

When was the pensions act introduced?

Answer 55

1908

Question 56

What was Britain's population around this time

Answer 56

45 million

Question 57

What were the two major liberal reforms?

Answer 57

Old age pensions and national insurance

Question 58

What was Seebohm Rowntree's book called

Answer 58

Poverty: a study of town life

Question 59

What were the main reasons why The Liberal Government introduced measures to tackle poverty after 1906?

Answer 59

Influence of social reformers Effect of Boer war and need to strengthen workforce Challenge from the Labour Party Influence of the 'New Liberals'

Question 60

What were Charles booths books about

Answer 60

The labouring poor in London

Question 61

Who was among the 1000s of people who read and consulted these books?

Answer 61

MP Winston Churchill, who would soon be in a position to do something about it

Question 62

When did the British army begin fighting the boer settlers in South Africa

Answer 62

1899

Question 63

How many people failed the army medical exam?

Answer 63

1000s rejected due to being unfit | 2/3 turned down because of failing the medical test

Question 64

Why were the economies and workforce of Germany and USA highly successful

Answer 64

The skills and hardworking in their workforces, which made Britain look week and something needed to be done

Question 65

What did it look as if the British army didn't have?

Answer 65

The strength and stamina to compete

Question 66

What happened in 1900 politically?

Answer 66

All socialist groups in Britain came together to form the Labour Party

Question 67

What did the Labour Party pledge?

Answer 67

To get better living and working conditions for working people Fairer distribution of the countries wealth

Question 68

What was the liberal party afraid of

Answer 68

Losing members and votes to labour

Question 69

What was David Lloyd George

Answer 69

Chancellor of the exchequer

Question 70

What was Winston Churchill when he was a young liberal

Answer 70

President of the bond of trade

Question 71

What were the new liberals impressed by

Answer 71

The understanding that the poor were rarely to blame for their own poverty

Question 72

What were the new liberals shocked by

Answer 72

Many people were so poor that they could do nothing to lift them selves out of poverty

Question 73

What did the schemes run by liberals do?

Answer 73

They raised the possibility of what could be done nationally