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20th Century

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the 1906 election?

a)

Bannerman - Liberal

b)

Balfour - Conservation

c)

Hardie - Labour

2.

What did the 1906 Education Act do?

a)

Provide education for everyone

b)

Provide free school meals

c)

Provide education for girls

3.

What was negative about the Old Age Pension Act?

a)

You have to pay for it

b)

It wasn't for everyone

c)

You had to be able to prove you were over 70 and some couldn't.

4.

What did the National Insurance Act do?

a)

Provided health care to workers and gave them sick pay

b)

Gave them money

c)

Did nothing

5.

What does suffrage mean?

a)

To suffer

b)

The right to vote

6.

What tactics did the suffragettes use?

a)

Violent

b)

Peaceful

7.

Who was the leader of the suffragettes?

a)

Millicent Fawcett

b)

Emmeline Pankhurst

8.

What did women do in the war?

a)

Fought

b)

Stayed a home

c)

Stepped into men's jobs

9.

Who was given the vote in 1918?

a)

All women

b)

No women

c)

Women over 30

d)

Women over 20

10.

When were all women able to vote?

a)

1928

b)

1918

c)

1925

d)

1924

11.

What does NHS stand for?

a)

National Housing Service

b)

National Health Service

c)

National Hope Service

12.

When was the NHS formed?

a)

1946

b)

1947

c)

1948

13.

Who came up with the 'five evils'?

a)

Clement Atlee

b)

William Beveridge

c)

Aneruin Bevan

14.

How is the NHS funded?

a)

Taxes taken out of wages

b)

Privately (you pay per treatment)

c)

Government pay for you

15.

Why did the end of WWII start the decline of the empire?

4 lines
16.

When was the Partition of India?

a)

1945

b)

1946

c)

1947

17.

Does the Commonwealth still exist?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

What was the main reason for the decline of the empire?

a)

Loss of money

b)

Rebellions

c)

Loss of control

19.

During the Windrush Generation, what citizenship did the immigrants have?

a)

Jamaican

b)

French

c)

British

20.

What positive impact did the Windrush Generation have on the British people?

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21.

Which Prime Minister threatened to deport the Windrush Generation?

a)

Boris Johnson

b)

Thersea May

c)

David Cameron

d)

Gordon Brown

22.

What iconic clothing item was made in the 1960s?

a)

Trousers

b)

Dress

c)

Mini skirt