The Liberal Reforms Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What year was the liberal government elected and by what? | In 1906 the Liberal Government was elected by a landslide (a large majority). |
Up to the year 1900, what would most politicians (including Liberal politicians) said that governments should do? | Leave matters such as health care, poverty, education, etc to charities and individuals themselves. |
What were the five reasons the Liberal Reforms were passed? | 1) Increasing information on poverty 2) The Boer War 3) Influence from important individuals who believed the poor needed help (Churchill & David Lloyd George) 4) National efficiency - an effective workforce 5) Political rivalry |
new info on poverty) who was supplying information to the government about the poor? | Famous social reformers such as Rowntree & Booth. |
What other organisation was helping and what were they doing? | The Salvation Army was collecting information as well as running training courses for the unemployed. |
Who else was doing similar work? | Many other charities + the goverment's own civil servants |
Statistic you should know about the wealth in Britain during this time: | In 1906 the top 10% of the population owned 92% of Britain's wealth. |
boer war)in what years was Britain at war to defend it's own territory and where was this? | In the years 1899-1902 and this territory was in Southern Africa. |
The British recruits who volunteered to fight? | Half of the recruits who volenteered to fight were found to be unfit for service. In some poor areas, 69% were unfit! |
Why was this? | Because they were so badly fed & ill. |
What did the army have to do in order to find enough infantrymen? | Lower it's required height for a soldier as too many men had not grown properly. |
What did the government set up to investigate the issue? | The Committee on Physical Deterioration and it's reccomendation influenced the Liberal Reforms. |
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