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WorksheetsUK in 1900 Year 9 Homework1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 35mins
What happened to people who were homeless/jobless in 1900?
They were put in prison
They were branded as a mark of shame
They were homeless until they found work
They were put in a Workhouse
Name the two Men who reported on the conditions of the poor in cities?
Churchill
Rowntree
Lloyd Geroge
Booth
Which of these phrases describes the Government Policy of not meddling in peoples lives, fashionable in 1900?
Pomme de Terre
Laissez Faire
Fairy Liquid
Fair Play
In what year did the Liberal Party win the election with a promise to help to the Poor?
1903
1904
1905
1906
Which of these were causes of Poverty in 1900?
Old Age
Sickness
Alcoholism
Laziness
Unemployment
Booth and Rowntree both discovered defined Poverty as living on less than how much per week in 1900?
£30
£10
£5
£1
What percentage of the population were considered to be living in Poverty in London and York?
20%
30%
40%
Which country did Winston Churchill visit, giving him the ideas to help the Poorest
France
USA
Germany
"The 20th Century is remembered mostly for two world wars". Explain how far you agree with theis statement.
Explain with examples how the Liberal Welfare Reforms supported the young, adults and elderly
