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UK in 1900 Year 9 Homework1

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happened to people who were homeless/jobless in 1900?

a)

They were put in prison

b)

They were branded as a mark of shame

c)

They were homeless until they found work

d)

They were put in a Workhouse

2.

Name the two Men who reported on the conditions of the poor in cities?

a)

Churchill

b)

Rowntree

c)

Lloyd Geroge

d)

Booth

3.

Which of these phrases describes the Government Policy of not meddling in peoples lives, fashionable in 1900?

a)

Pomme de Terre

b)

Laissez Faire

c)

Fairy Liquid

d)

Fair Play

4.

In what year did the Liberal Party win the election with a promise to help to the Poor?

a)

1903

b)

1904

c)

1905

d)

1906

5.

Which of these were causes of Poverty in 1900?

a)

Old Age

b)

Sickness

c)

Alcoholism

d)

Laziness

e)

Unemployment

6.

Booth and Rowntree both discovered defined Poverty as living on less than how much per week in 1900?

a)

£30

b)

£10

c)

£5

d)

£1

7.

What percentage of the population were considered to be living in Poverty in London and York?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

8.

Which country did Winston Churchill visit, giving him the ideas to help the Poorest

a)

France

b)

USA

c)

Germany

9.

"The 20th Century is remembered mostly for two world wars". Explain how far you agree with theis statement.

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10.

Explain with examples how the Liberal Welfare Reforms supported the young, adults and elderly

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