Teach SQA Nat 5 The Making of Modern Britain, 1880–1951, no prep needed!
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Part 5: The Making of Modern Britain, 1880–1951
A study of the changing role of central government in tackling the problem of poverty, illustrating the themes of ideas, rights and the welfare state.
Key issues and description of content
Divided society: poverty, housing; politics
- The problem of poverty at the turn of the century: belief in self-help; the voluntary system; the surveys of Booth and Rowntree; changing attitudes towards poverty and its causes.
Liberal reforms 1906–14
- The Liberal reforms 1906–14: groups at risk — the young, old, sick, unemployed; reforms to help these groups such as the ‘Children’s Charter’, school meals, medical inspections, old age pensions, health and unemployment insurance, labour exchanges; assessment of the success of the reforms.
Social impact of World War II in Britain
- Effects of wartime experiences on attitudes to poverty, especially the impact of bombing, rationing and evacuation; Beveridge Report and the ‘Five Giants’; progress on implementing Beveridge during and after the war.
Labour reforms: the Welfare State 1945–51
- The Labour government 1945–51; National Insurance and National Assistance; National Health Service; education reform; housing reform; the idea of a Welfare State; Nationalisation and employment; assessment of the government’s achievement.
References for Part 5: The Making of Modern Britain, 1880–1951
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