Year 10 History Independent Learning
Term 1: Liberal Reforms, 1906 - 1914
To ensure that you achieve your target grade or higher this term, your homework is
to research the Liberal Reforms in depth. DO NOT COPY AND PASTE.
You will be expected to bring your research information to Lesson 9 (your teacher
will tell you which date this is).
Things to include in your research:
• Poverty in Britain at the end of the 19th century: type of poverty and the
reasons why there was poverty
• The case studies of Booth and Rowntree at the start of the 20th century – what
did they discover about poverty?
• The Liberals election victory in 1906 – reasons for helping those in poverty
• Terms of the Liberal Reforms from 1906 – 1911: who did they benefit, impact
on poverty
• How Liberal Reforms were paid for – Peoples Budget of 1909, taxation
• Opposition to the Liberal Reforms from Labour and the Conservatives
Useful websites
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/britain/liberalreformsrev1.sht
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http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/britain1906to1918/pdf/bgg2.pdf
http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Liberal_welfare_reforms?lang=en
David Lloyd George, architect of the Liberal Reforms