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Liberal Reforms
How effectively did the Liberal Government 1906-14 deal with the problems of poverty?
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12th Grade
06/01/2009

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How many school meals were provided in 1906 and 1914 respectively?
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3M in 1906; 14M in 1914
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By 1914, what percentage of schools provided school meals?
Definition
50% (half still did not)
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When were the Education (Administrative Provisions) and Children's Acts?
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1907
Term
Which European countries already provided a pension?
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Germany (1889); Denmark (1891)
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When was the Old Age Pensions Act and what did it provide?
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1908 - 1-5/- a week for people over 70 earning $21-31 a year
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In what way was the pension provided under the Old Age Pensions Act insufficient?
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The maximum pension of 5/- a week was still 2/- below Rowntree's definition of subsistence
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By how many people did the number of claimants exceed expectations in 1908?
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150,000 more than expected 500,000 came forward with that figure soaring to 1M in 1914
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What quote indicates the preliminary nature of Old Age Pensions in 1914?
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Joseph Chamberlain - 'tentative scheme which might develop into something more complete'
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What did the National Insurance Act (1911) provide?
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10/- a week for a period of up to 26 weeks; free medical inspections; 1d a week for setting up Medical Research Council
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Who considered the National Insurance Act (1911) to be the 'high water mark of the Liberal Reforms'?
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Kenneth Aikin
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What did Part 2 of the National Insurance Act (1911) provide?
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7s a week for up to 15 weeks of any given year for a contriubtion of only 21/2d from the worker
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How many people were insured under the second part of the National Insurance Act by 1914?
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Only 2.3M
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When were the Unemployed Workmen's Act and the Labour Exchanges Act?
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1908;1909
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When were the Unemployed Workmen's Act and the Labour Exchanges Act?
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1908;1909
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When were the Unemployed Workmen's Act and the Labour Exchanges Act?
Definition
1908;1909
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When were the Unemployed Workmen's Act and the Labour Exchanges Act?
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1908;1909
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When were the Unemployed Workmen's Act and the Labour Exchanges Act?
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1908 ; 1909
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When were the Unemployed Workmen's Act and the Labour Exchanges Act?
Definition
1908;1909
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When were the Unemployed Workmen's Act and the Labour Exchanges Act?
Definition
1908;1909
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What evidence is there the Labour Exchanges were largely effective?
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83 were set up by 1910; 480 set up by 1914; setting up 3000 people a day with work by 1914
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When were 1. The Workmen's Compensation Act, 2. The Coal Mines Act, 3. The Trade Boards Act and 4. The Shop Hours Act?
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1. 1906, 2. 1908, 3. 1910, 4. 1911
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Who set the set of reforms for the employees helped those who 'could not help themselves'?
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A J P Taylor
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Who said 'half a loaf is better than no loaf at all'?
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Kenneth Aikin
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What did P. Clarke say about the welfare state in 1914?
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'the british welfare state was built on the foundation of national insurance'
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