Welfare State

Question 1

Kenneth Morgan

Answer 1

Supports labours social record and says was one of Mindy successful governments of 2”th century

Question 2

Peter Hennessy

Answer 2

Praised labour to deliver large welfare’s in face of adversity

Question 3

Fielding

Answer 3

Lack of genuine socialism

Question 4

Barnett

Answer 4

nothing done to regenerate infustry or recapitalise it

Question 5

Want

Answer 5

National insurance act 1946

Industrial act 1946

Question 6

National insurance act ( want )

Answer 6

•sickness and unemployment benefit

• Provided comprehensive insurance, financial protection against sickness
• large numbers of officials needed to run it and restricted to those who made a contribution every week

Question 7

Industrial act (want)

Answer 7

• insurance against industrial injury for all employees

* support to those who were injured and unable to earn

Question 8

Disease nhs 1946

Answer 8

• free medical, dentist and opticians
• those can’t afford
• dental and opticians then priced
• shocked government pay £38million

Question 9

Squalor new towns act

Answer 9

Aimed to build 200,000 houses per year
• 14 new towns
• houses to those damaged in war
•considering economic problems after war they done well
•still serious shortage by 1951
•not compare well with pre war housing levels

Question 10

Ignorance 1944 education act

Answer 10

Raise to 15 , provided meals and 11+ exam
•meals helped those in poverty
•socially decisive