Liberal Reforms

Question 1

the causes of poverty can be divided into two separate categories, what are they?

Answer 1

• primary poverty (caused by low wages, unemployment, sickness and old people)
• secondary poverty (caused by laziness, bad habits, wasting money on drinking, gambling etc

Question 2

in the beginning of the 20th century the government attitude was called what?

Answer 2

lassiez fairs (leave well alone)

as a result government didn’t interfere too much in society

Question 3

over 100 years the workhouse was home to how many people?

Answer 3

16 million

Question 4

in Victorian times what fraction of people lived in poverty?

Answer 4

1/3

Question 5

name the 3 social reformers

Answer 5

John galt- (played an important role in raising awareness of the life of the poor in the East end of London)

seebohm rowntree- (in 1901 rowntree published a book called “poverty: A study of town life”)

Charles booth- (his book showed that about 30% of Londoners lived below the poverty line)

Question 6

what were the 3 main causes of poverty?

Answer 6

• having a large family
• low wages

death of wage earner

Question 7

In the beginning of the 20th century a person over 70 with no other income could recieve how many shillings per week?

Answer 7

5 shillings

Question 8

in 1906, an act was passed that allowed (but did not force) local authorities to provide what?

Answer 8

free school meals

Question 9

what were the liberal aims?

Answer 9

they were simply aiming to provide previously non-existent safety net for the worst cases of poverty

Question 10

what does each letter in the word LIBERALS stand for?

Answer 10

Lloyd George
Individual -such as Churchill 
Economics 
Rivalry 
Attitudes 
Labour Party 
Social Reformers

Question 11

in what year was the children’s act introduced?

Answer 11

1908

Question 12

in why year was the national insurance act 2 introduced?

Answer 12

1911

Question 13

the national insurance act 2 covered how many workers who had gone through cyclical unemployment?

Answer 13

2 1/4 million

this act gave 50p per week for up to 26 weeks for people who experienced short term unemployment during particular seasons

Question 14

how were children, the old, the sick and the unemployed helped?

Answer 14

children- no real system (some charities helped poor with children; orphans looked after in workhouses)

the old - charities, family, the workhouse

the sick - charities , family, the workhouse

the unemployed - outdoor relief, voluntary labour exchanges