Britain Essay Plans Study Guide Questions And Correct Answers

Was the Second World War the main reason for changes in social welfare provision between 1918 and 1979? {Ans: -WW2 led to wide consensus that the system needed a major overhaul: total war=total solution, evacuation of city children opened affluent eyes to the scale of poverty -Beveridge Report 1942 did bring about change but was arguably caused by WW2: general feeling that war sought to bring a better world and welfare was part of that (tackling of the five giants) -Labour's deliverance: arguably responsible for bringing about changes but were only doing so because of WW2 (implemented Beveridge report, put a lot of time and energy in promoting the new welfare system)}Assess the reasons for the decline of the Liberal Party in the years 1918-1931 {Ans: -1918 Representation of the People Act: allowed for the rise of Labour and votes for Conservative, increased the W/C vote -Liberal mistakes: emerged divided from WW1, Chanak incident had a disastrous impact on the party, cash for honours as Lloyd George refused to share the money made which prevented an effective party machine -First Past the Post system: favoured a two-party contest (Conservatives and Labour) and therefore did not benefit the Liberal