National Efficiency

Question 1

Proportion of men rejected on physical standards in Manchester

Answer 1

1 in 3

Question 2

Proportion of men rejected on physical standards UK Average

Answer 2

1 in 4

Question 3

Which government began implementing social reforms post-war?

Answer 3

Campbell-Bannerman and Asquith

Question 4

How long did the Boer war last

Answer 4

32 months

Question 5

What committee was set up in 1903?

Answer 5

Committee on Physical Deterioration

Question 6

What nation was the archetype of efficiency and competence?

Answer 6

Germany

Question 7

What evidence is there for inequality in Britain?

Answer 7

25% of land belonged to fewer than 1000 people

Question 8

Did socialists want reform?

Answer 8

Yes - radical far reaching political reform

Question 9

Did conservatives want reform?

Answer 9

Not so much - wanted to keep existing political arrangements

Question 10

Which party had School Boards abolished?

Answer 10

Conservatives in 1902

Question 11

What did Liberal’s want to do with School Boards?

Answer 11

Keep them

Question 12

When did local authorities offer free school meals to children?

Answer 12

1906

Question 13

How many children were involved in the school meal program by 1914?

Answer 13

150,000+

Question 14

What reform was made in 1907 over health?

Answer 14

Medical authorities do medical inspections of children annually

to discover disease earlier

Question 15

Who introduced pensions for 70+ and when?

Answer 15

DLG in 1908

Question 16

How much was the pension for a 70+?

Answer 16

25p weekly

Question 17

What year did parents become socially responsible for their childrens welfare?

Answer 17

1908

Question 18

In 1909 what was set up for the unemployed

Answer 18

Labour exchanges to help them find work

Question 19

DLG set up what in 1911?

Answer 19

National Insurance Act

Question 20

What was the National Insurance Act of 1911?

Answer 20

Taxation which would pay sick leave, medical care, unemployment benefit etc.

Question 21

What efforts were made to improve diet?

Answer 21

Wholemeal bread made the ‘standard loaf’

Question 22

Round About A Pound a Week was written by who to encourage what?

Answer 22

Pember-Reeves

Educate working classes on how to cheaply cater healthily for their families

Question 23

Between what years was there a decline in infant mortality by 35%?

Answer 23

1890-1914

Question 24

What evidence is there that some of the reforms weren’t effective

Answer 24

no reduction in army volunteers being rejected

Question 25

What is the name for the argument that people should be responsible for themselves Supports self-help not government intervention

Answer 25

Laissez-faire

Question 26

New Liberalism was mainly supported by whom

Answer 26

anti-war members e.g DLG, J.A. Hobson

Question 27

Why was there an increase in support for New Liberalism?

Answer 27

increasing concern over health of volunteers in the army

Question 28

Who was J.A Hobson?

Answer 28

Liberal writer for the Manchester Guardian

Question 29

What did J.A. Hobson feel about the empire?

Answer 29

Thought it brought benefits to few and damaged interests of the majority

Question 30

What did war do for the Laissez-faire argument?

Answer 30

Weakened it

Question 31

Liberals feared losing the working classes support if they didn't implement reform - who would the working class have turned to see changes if not the government?

Answer 31

Trade Unions

Question 32

Who was a new political party that threatened the Liberals

Answer 32

Independent Labour Party

Question 33

Who did a survey in London on social welfare?

Answer 33

Charles Booth

Question 34

What did social surveys in London show about poverty?

Answer 34

1/3 of country living in Poverty

Question 35

How much did the Boer war cost?

Answer 35

£217 million

Question 36

Who was Haldane?

Answer 36

Secretary of War A liberal MP Deemed one of the great reforming cabinet ministers

Question 37

When did Haldane become Secretary of War?

Answer 37

1905

Question 38

When did reforms start coming about?

Answer 38

When Haldane took office * suggests war was not the prime catalyst

Question 39

What Commission was set up in 1902 under Lord Elgin? What was its purpose?

Answer 39

Royal Commission Investigate mistakes of war

Question 40

Who was a member of the Royal Commission - when was it set up?

Answer 40

Lord Esher | 1902

Question 41

Which committee was set up to advise the PM on the future of the military

Answer 41

Committee of Imperial Defence

Question 42

What X2 committees did Lord Elgin lead?

Answer 42

1. Royal Commission | 2. Committee of Imperial Defence

Question 43

When was the Committee of Imperial Defence set up? Before or after the Royal Commission?

Answer 43

1903 1 year after the Royal Commission

Question 44

What was published in February 1904 recommending radical army reforms

Answer 44

Esher Report

Question 45

How many years after the Royal Commission was set up was the Esher report published

Answer 45

2

Question 46

Who supported the Esher Report?

Answer 46

King Edward VII

Question 47

Who opposed the Esher Report?

Answer 47

Kitchener

Question 48

What was created by Haldane that analysed issues and decided on army policy

Answer 48

'Army Council'

Question 49

What role was abolished within the army under Haldane?

Answer 49

Commander in Chief

Question 50

What organisation was reorganised under Haldane?

Answer 50

War OFfice

Question 51

Who was the new Director of Training?

Answer 51

Douglas-Haig

Question 52

What was the name of the reserve army in the event of war which Haldane set up?

Answer 52

Territorial Army

Question 53

Who was elected PM of the Transvaal

Answer 53

General Botha

Question 54

What did the Treaty of Vereeniging recognise

Answer 54

Britain's annexation of Transvaal and OFS

Question 55

How much was given to the Boers for reconstruction

Answer 55

£3million

Question 56

What % of the white population of Transvaal died during the war?

Answer 56

10%

Question 57

What atrocities towards blacks were committed by the boers

Answer 57

Shooting of black prisoners

Question 58

What evidence is there that the Boer war was the 'last gentlemen's war'

Answer 58

Both sides did what they could to keep white prisoners alive

Question 59

When was the Boy Scouts founded

Answer 59

1908

Question 60

Who sent support to Kruger in 1896

Answer 60

Kaiser of Germany

Question 61

What did Liberals defend that Chamberlain was against

Answer 61

Free Trade

Question 62

What issue of slavery tainted Chamberlain's government

Answer 62

Issue of Chinese labourers working in mines in South Africa

Question 63

Did the Liberals stance on School Boards help or hinder them

Answer 63

Help

Question 64

What did Campbell-Bannerman's government declare in X2 conquered states in South Africa

Answer 64

Self-goverance

Question 65

When did CB introduce self-governance in the 2 conquered states

Answer 65

1906