Britain since 1900 (OCR GCSE History A (Explaining the Modern World)): Flashcards
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Year NHS was established
Year NHS was established
1948
Year Liberal government elected
Year Liberal government elected
1906
Year Free School Meals introduced
Year Free School Meals introduced
1906
Nickname of Children and Young Persons Act 1908
Nickname of Children and Young Persons Act 1908
Children's Charter
Min. age for Old Age Pensions Act 1907
Min. age for Old Age Pensions Act 1907
70 or above
Weekly pension amount (Old Age Pensions Act)
Weekly pension amount (Old Age Pensions Act)
1 to 5 shillings
Who proposed labour exchanges in 1909?
Who proposed labour exchanges in 1909?
William Beveridge
Daily hours limit for miners (Coal Mines Act 1908)
Daily hours limit for miners (Coal Mines Act 1908)
8 hours per day
Max weekly hours under Shops Act 1911
Max weekly hours under Shops Act 1911
60 hours per week
Year Parliament Act reduced House of Lords' powers
Year Parliament Act reduced House of Lords' powers
1911
Year Labour Party was founded
Year Labour Party was founded
1900
Deaths from London smog in 1952
Deaths from London smog in 1952
12,000 people
Years Clean Air Acts were passed
Years Clean Air Acts were passed
1956 and 1968
Who set up Independent Labour Party in 1893?
Who set up Independent Labour Party in 1893?
Keir Hardie
Labour PM in 1924 coalition government
Labour PM in 1924 coalition government
Ramsay MacDonald