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Early 1900 Britian
British Depth Studies - Liberal Welfare Reforms - Dates
Date | Event(s) |
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1889 | Charles Booth published 17 volumes ('Life snd Labour of the People of London') about the conditions of the poor in London |
1901 | Seebohm Rowntree published 'Poverty: a Study of Town Life' about York |
1906 (3) | 1. Huge Liberal victory in general elections 2. Churchill switches to Libs to support Welfare Reforms 3. Labour have only 29 seats in Parliment |
1908 | David Lloyd George (Lib MP) becomes Chancellor of the Exchequer |
1913 | Rowntree requests Gov to carry out a rural poverty study |
1899 - 1902 | Boer War |
By 1900 | US and Germany take over Britain's industrial empire |
1905 | Unemployed Workmen's Act introduced by Conservatives |