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6. To be accepted for the national insurance you had to earn under...

  • £400 a pound a year
  • £90 a year
  • £80 a year
  • £160 a year
  • £120 a year

7. what percentage of the cities population were found to be living below the poverty line?

  • 50%
  • 80%
  • 30%
  • 20%
  • 42%

8. how long could the unemployment benefit be claimed for?

  • 15 weeks
  • 12 weeks
  • 10 weeks
  • 20 weeks

9. what was the political system that the Liberals were afraid of?

  • Socialism
  • Democracy
  • Capitalism
  • Communism

10. when did free medical treatment become available?

  • 1906
  • 1912
  • 1907
  • 1913

11. When was the old age pension introduced

  • 1907
  • 1905
  • 1908
  • 1915

12. What was Lloyd Georges role in parliament?

  • Minister of education
  • Minister of transport
  • Chancellor of the exchequer
  • Prime minister

13. when was the national insurance act put in place?

  • 1911
  • 1910
  • 1912
  • 1908

14. how much money were insured workers given a week if they became unemployed?

  • 9 shillings
  • 11 shillings
  • 7 shillings
  • 6 shillings

15. How much was the old age pension?

  • 5 shillings 5 shillings for married people
  • 5 shillings 7 shillings for married people
  • 3 shillings 6 shillings for married people
  • 6 shillings 9 shillings for married people

16. name one reason why the reforms were introduced?

  • The fight for Australia
  • The Boer war
  • The war of Kolkata

17. when was the provision of free school meals made compulsory?

  • 1912
  • 1910
  • 1914
  • 1906

18. when were junior courts and Borstals set up?

  • 1908
  • 1904
  • 1909
  • 1907

19. when did school medical inspections begin

  • 1907
  • 1906
  • 1905
  • 1909

20. what was the principle of laissez faire?

  • Every individual was born equal
  • People can take care of themselves
  • Individuals were solely responsible for their own lives and welfare
  • Every individual was entitled to help if they needed it