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libral re-forms introduced
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- 1How did the British empire effect the liberal reforms?- the government wanted a strong army to call upon to defend their empire
- in the Beor war (1899 - 1902) many men were unfit to fight due to malnutrition growing up in some place up to 67% were unfit and the army had to lower the minimum hight - 2How did social reformers cause the re-forms?- work from influential people lead to new attitudes from the government
- was now believed it wasn't the poor's fault they were poor + it was the governments responsibility - 3How political rivalry caused the re- forms ?-labours popularity was rising
- the working class could now vote after 1867 the liberals were worried of loosing votes - 4Increased information about the problem?- charities (salvation army) sent in information
- civil servants conducted studies - 5How did industry effect the re-forms?-Britain was the world super power but was being overtaken by Germany and America. Germany had very good welfare projects
- needed a strong work force to maintain power
- foreign competition - 6Key individuals'- Churchill = president of the board of trade + switched from conservatives to liberal ( for job, hated labour, may have believed in doing tuff for the poor)
- David Lloyd George = grew up in poverty with a single mother , had experienced poverty first hand. knew the poor wasn't the poor's fault chancellor of excheque
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- Flashcards on libral re-forms introduced, created by thisis.helen2000 on 21/04/2016.
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