Worksheets20th Century
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 16mins
Who won the 1906 election?
Bannerman - Liberal
Balfour - Conservation
Hardie - Labour
What did the 1906 Education Act do?
Provide education for everyone
Provide free school meals
Provide education for girls
What was negative about the Old Age Pension Act?
You have to pay for it
It wasn't for everyone
You had to be able to prove you were over 70 and some couldn't.
What did the National Insurance Act do?
Provided health care to workers and gave them sick pay
Gave them money
Did nothing
What does suffrage mean?
To suffer
The right to vote
What tactics did the suffragettes use?
Violent
Peaceful
Who was the leader of the suffragettes?
Millicent Fawcett
Emmeline Pankhurst
What did women do in the war?
Fought
Stayed a home
Stepped into men's jobs
Who was given the vote in 1918?
All women
No women
Women over 30
Women over 20
When were all women able to vote?
1928
1918
1925
1924
What does NHS stand for?
National Housing Service
National Health Service
National Hope Service
When was the NHS formed?
1946
1947
1948
Who came up with the 'five evils'?
Clement Atlee
William Beveridge
Aneruin Bevan
How is the NHS funded?
Taxes taken out of wages
Privately (you pay per treatment)
Government pay for you
Why did the end of WWII start the decline of the empire?
When was the Partition of India?
1945
1946
1947
Does the Commonwealth still exist?
Yes
No
What was the main reason for the decline of the empire?
Loss of money
Rebellions
Loss of control
During the Windrush Generation, what citizenship did the immigrants have?
Jamaican
French
British
What positive impact did the Windrush Generation have on the British people?
Which Prime Minister threatened to deport the Windrush Generation?
Boris Johnson
Thersea May
David Cameron
Gordon Brown
What iconic clothing item was made in the 1960s?
Trousers
Dress
Mini skirt
