How far did the post-war Labour Government meet the welfare needs of the British people between 1945-1951? When the war ended in 1945‚ the Labour Government‚ led by Clement Atlee‚ were faced with tackling numerous problems that existed in Britain. Their aim was to meet the welfare needs of the British people who‚ during the war‚ got used to support provided by the government. In 1942‚ a Civil Servant and an experienced worker on social welfare named William Beveridge constructed a report which
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How successful were the Labour Government reforms of 1945-51 in improving social and economic conditions? From 1945 to 1951‚ Clement Attlee was prime minister of the Labour Government. He aimed to improve the Social and Economic Conditions. The main aims to improve the social conditions were: to create a fairer society and improve the lives of ordinary people‚ build on the recommendations of the Beveridge Report‚ and slay the five giants (Want‚ Disease‚ Squalor‚ Ignorance‚ and Idleness). The main
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BRITAIN 1945–2007 Answering Questions at AS Level When you are preparing for the AS examination‚ remember that you will be asked to engage in extended writing. For AQA and Edexcel‚ you will be expected to produce an answer that evaluate sources and also produce answers that incorporate your own knowledge. For OCR A‚ you will be expected to produce an essay-style answer based on your own knowledge. The differences and similarities between GCSE and AS History are explained on pages 4 and 5
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How successful was the National Government 1931-1939 in dealing with social-economic problems they faced? National Government is a concept referring to the coalition of the major political parties which were under Ramsay MacDonald‚ Stanley Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain they held office from 1931 until 1940. The Wall Street Crash was the start of Great Depression and Britain was badly hit. The Government tried to achieve several different‚ contradictory objectives which where ones such as
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Between 1945 and 1951 the Labour Party brought about many welfare reforms in an effort to positively impact the lives of British people. When they came into power Britain was seriously struggling both economically and structurally wise as well. This was due to the events in the Second World War which damaged many parts of British society and this created a feeling in the population that ’post-war would have to be better than pre-war’. The New Labour idea of creating a welfare state tried to ensure
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How far was Labour’s election victory in 1945 due to changes in social attitudes during the second world war? (24 marks) After the war had finished Labour enjoyed a political victory in 1945‚ they were now in charge of making the policies and choices that would best suite Britain at this rough time of economic depression. Their success was down to many different factors both during and after the war. factors such as the public wanting rid of the total war memories that are held within the conservative
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ESSAY SCAFFOLD WHY WAS THE WHITLAM GOVERNMENT DISMISSD? INTRODUCTION Answer the question and outline your arguments in support. eg. The Whitlam Government was dismissed by the Governor-General‚ Sir John Kerr‚ on 11 November‚ 1975. There were a number of reasons why the dismissal occurred. These included the growing unrest in Australian society brought about by the failing economy; the growing unpopularity of the Labor government brought about by its spending and economic policies‚ and the
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How successful were the National Governments in dealing with economic problems in the years 1931 to 1939? [24] The National Government‚ formed in 1931 by Ramsay Macdonald to tackle the economic problems that Britain was undergoing at the time can be seen to be a success in many ways‚ but equally in many ways a failure. This essay attempts to recognize and elaborate upon those successes and shortcomings‚ and ultimately come to a conclusion on how successful the National Government were overall
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In the period 1896 – 1915‚ the condition of Italy was relatively in a terrible state in many ways with various political‚ economic and social problems that hindered the country’s progress. Italy’s Liberal Governments during this period were generally very unsuccessful in dealing with these inherited and growing problems clearly contributing to the end of Liberalism in Italy. More so‚ the Liberal Government under the rule of Giolitti saw Italy progressing in some circumstances regarding the socio-economic
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How Successful was the Liberal government in dealing with the constitutional crisis of 1909-11? In 1909 Lloyd George needed to find £15 million of extra revenue to provide for the new social services and for the construction of naval warships‚ to do this the budget had to be passed. It was not easy for Lloyd George to finance social reforms because OAPs which were introduced in 1908‚ cost £2m p.a.‚ more than had been estimated. Also there was a trade recession and rising unemployment‚ so government
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