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| Question | Answer |
| What did the poor face problems of in the 1890's? | *poor housing *low wages *unemployment *illness ( if ill cannot work) *irregular work *little help for the elderly, sick, or unemployed |
| Why did the Liberal Government introduce reforms in 1906? | They needed help, there was terrible poverty in Britain. There were 4 main factors: *Changing attitudes *Social Reformers *The Boer War *Political Factors |
| 1)CHANGING ATTITUDE | *Poverty was blamed on the individual *Many politicians believed you should work hard to earn how you live once you're old *Only way to get help if poor was enter workhouse *Most relied on families -by 1900: *people realised poverty caused by many factors *people felt government should help rather than leave it all down to the families |
| 2)SOCIAL REFORMERS | Booth - Reasearched poverty in London and published 17 volumes of a book between 1889 and 1902 Rowntree- Studied poverty in York and published a report in 1901 |
| 3)THE BOER WAR | in 1899 Britain went to war with South Africa. Half of those who volunteered were unfit to fight in a war. If Britain didn't do anything the wouldn't have a strong army to defend itself |
| 4)POLITICAL FACTORS | David Lloyd George & Churchill though reforms would make the country stronger in 1906, Labour won 29 seats, the Liberals aimed to win over ordinary people so they would vote liberal not labour |
| Actions taken towards the children | Free school meals - 1906 School medical inspections - 1907 School clinics - 1912 Children and young persons act - 1908 |
| Actions taken towards the old | Old age pensions act- 1908 |
| Actions taken towards working people | Labour exchanges - 1909 National insurance act part one - 1911 National insurance act part two - 1911 |
| Arguments for female suffrage | *Votes would improve life for all women *Australia, New Zealand had given votes to women and USA in some states too *Many women involved in politics in local levels *Women paid same taxes *Britain not a democracy if 50% population can't vote |
| Arguments against female suffrage | *Men and Women had different roles *Most women didn't want or not interested in the vote *Women wouldn't note wisely *Giving vote to women meant giving vote to all men, some not worthy *Women didn't fight in war |
| THE SUFFRAGISTS | NUWSS *Built up an organisation and membership *Mainly made of middle-class women *Good at propaganda, produced newsletters and posters *Ran political campaigns, petitions, wrote to MP's etc... |
| Were the suffragists an effective movement | *NOT EFFECTIVE - failed to get women the vote by 1914 *EFFECTIVE - Suffrage bills proposed to government several times between 1900 & 1914, Managed to keep issue in public eye, |
| THE SUFFRAGETTES | WSPU founded in 1903 by Emmeline Pankhurst Frustrated woman didn't have vote had a more violent approach than the suffragists |
| What did the Suffragettes do, showing direct action? | Began in 1908 included: *Breaking windows in Downing street *Chaining themselves to places *Hunger strikes *Vandalism *Campaign of arson |
| Were the suffragettes a successful movement? | NOT EFFECTIVE - Didn't achieve vote by 1914, distanced themselves from suffragists, violence turned MP's against the movement EFFECTIVE - Issue was never forgotten, their newspaper had 40,000 readers by 1914, women and men admired their willingness to suffer to help others |
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