Paper 2: Liberal Reforms Flashcards
(38 cards)
Making clothes stuffing mattresses and making match boxes are all examples of what 1890s industry?
Sweated industry
Where did poor people have to go if they needed help?
Charity, workhouse
What were you labelled if you received relief?
Pauper
Which monarch died in 1901?
Victoria
Which charity was set up to help children in 1867?
Barnados
What percentage of old people received relief in the 1890s?
30-40%
What organisation was started by the Booths?
Salvation Army
Which city did Charles Booth investigate poverty in?
London
How long was his investigation?
1886-1903 (17 years)
What percentage of York did Rowntree find was living in poverty?
28%
Who photographed the East End to raise the plight of the poor?
John Galt
Which party are Socialist?
Labour
Who believes in Laissez Faire?
Conservatives
Name a Conservative newspaper
Times
Which two countries had overtaken GB industrially by 1900?
Germany and USA
Name two New Liberals
Lloyd George and Churchill
Which war highlighted the weakness of the British army?
Boer War
When was the Labour party formed?
1900
What percentage of the wealth was owned by the top 1% of the population?
55%
When were free school meals introduced?
1906
When were pensions started?
Jan 1st 1909 (passed in 1908)
When were school medical inspections introduced?
1907
What % of places in secondary school were reserved for poor children in the 1907 Education Act?
25%
How many people claimed pensions in the first year?
650000
