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6. The National Insurance Act was introduced in 19__ and was in _ part(s)

  • 1909, 2
  • 1911, 1
  • 1911, 2
  • 1909, 1

7. When was Life and Labour of the People published, where was it focused and who by?

  • 1889 in London by Charles Booth
  • 1902 in London by Seebohm Rowntree
  • 1901 in York by Seebohm Rowntree
  • 1889 in York by Charles Booth

8. When did Lloyd George become Chancellor of the Exchequer? What did he introduce?

  • 1907, free medical inspections
  • 1909, Old Age Pensions
  • 1908, Old Age Penisons
  • 1908, Childrens charter

9. What was the first reform introduced for children?

  • School Meals act
  • Borstals
  • Free medical inspections
  • Children's charter

10. How much would someone receive from the pension? A couple?

  • 4s/week, 10s for a couple
  • 13s/week, 26s for a couple
  • 5s/week, 7s6d for a couple
  • 7s6d/week same for a couple

11. What did the Trade Boards act introduce? When?

  • Factory demolitions 1907
  • Minimum wages 1909
  • Maximum wages 1911
  • Slavery 1909

12. Who was helped by NIA part 2?

  • Unemployed in shipbuilding/construction
  • Employers
  • Unemployed
  • Employed

13. How much were sick workers paid? How much did they have to pay into the fund?

  • 4s/week, paid 10s
  • 4s/week, paid nothing
  • 10s/week, paid 4s
  • 10s/week, paid nothing

14. What did Labour exchanges (1909) do?

  • help unemployed find jobs (1913, 3000/day found)
  • help unemployed sweep the streets
  • helped people swap jobs they were bored with
  • helped unemployed find permanent job forever

15. Free medical inspections for children (1907) werent useful because...

  • it was difficult to enforce
  • it wasnt compulsory
  • treatment wasnt free until 1912
  • treatment was free

16. Who disliked the reforms?

  • The children
  • The workers
  • Conservatives and Labour parties
  • The old people

17. Part 1 helped who?

  • Unemployed workers
  • Families of sick people
  • Sick workers
  • Bored workers