Liberal Reforms DIRT Review

Aim: To develop key source skills and integration of contextual knowledge

1. Study source AWhat is the message of this source? Use details of the source and your own knowledge to explain your answer. (6 marks)

5 shillings a week for an individual7 shillings and 6 d (pence) a week for a married couple

Rich conservatives (eg. Lord Halsbury) opposed the Budget which was to pay for the Liberal Reforms (the People’s Budget of 1909)

Question 1Level 1 – Surface details of cartoon (1 mark)Level 2 – Main message of cartoon or cartoonists viewpoint (2 marks)Level 3 – Main message + context (3-4 marks)Level 4 – CV + context (5-6 marks)

2. Study sources B and C.Why do these sources give such different views about the impact of old age pensions? Use details of the sources and your knowledge to explain your answer. (8 marks)

Joseph Clynes is a Labour MP – he wants to emphasise the role of the Labour Party in causing the Old Age Pensions Act to be passed. He is trying to get political capital (persuade people) that the Labour Party were responsible for this.

Flora Thompson saw it first hand, she worked in the Post Office which people went to in order to collect their pensions. 650,000 people benefited from the OAP in the first year.

Remember to cross reference. WhereasOn the other handAlthoughHowever

3. Study source DDoes this source prove that Lloyd George was popular? Use details of the source and your knowledge to explain your answer. (8 marks)

Yes – shaking hands. After all, after the introduction of Old Age Pensions, 650,000 people benefited in the first year.

No – why was this photograph produced? It’s to make the Liberal Party and Lloyd George look good. In fact you had to be over 70 to get any pension at all, and once you had an income of over £31 a year you got nothing anyway…

4. Study sources E and FWhich of these sources is more useful as evidence about the success of the Liberal Reforms? Use details of the sources and your own knowledge to explain your answer. (9 marks)

A government report – focusing on the whole country. The government would want to emphasise the successes.

Unions would be expected to support these reforms (National Insurance Act in this case), but they are being critical. Although this is only one dispute in one area.

5. Study source GWhy was this source published in 1911? Use details of the source and your knowledge to explain your answer. (7 marks)

Poverty was an issue – Booth and Roundtree had led research that had discovered that up to 31% of people in London and 28% of people in York lived in poverty.

National Insurance Act was unpopular with some groups:1. Trade Unions and Labour Party

didn’t like the fact that the worker had to contribute 4d.

2. Conservative MPs and some employers objected to the cost.

Question 2Level 1 – General assertion (1 mark)Level 2 – Identifies similarities or differences. Award lower end for one ID, higher end for 2 ID or one explained without ck (2-3) marksLevel 3 – Explains differences between the sources supported with relevant context (4-5 marks)Level 4 – Explains differences between the sources referring to purpose linked to relevant context (6-7)Level 5 – As level 4 AND reaches a valid and justified conclusion (8 marks)Question 3Level 1 – General assertion based on photograph(1 mark)Level 2 – Contextual knowledge not linked to the question (2 marks)Level 3 – Explains yes OR no with reference to the source and relevant supporting context (3-4 marks)Level 4 – Explains yes AND no with reference to the source and relevant supporting context (5-7 marks)Level 5 – As level 4 AND explanation linked to purpose with relevant context (8 marks)

Question 4Level 1 – General assertion (1 mark)Level 2 – Stock evaluation (2 marks)Level 3 – Asserts usefulness of sources based on content of the sources (3-4 marks)Level 4 – Evaluates the usefulness of the source by supporting content with relevant contextual knowledge(5-6 marks)Level 5 – As level 4 AND explanation linked to purpose with relevant context (7-8 marks)

Question 5Level 1 – General assertion (1 mark)Level 2 – Contextual knowledge not linked to the question/source (2-3 marks)Level 3 – Explains message of the source with context to support (4 marks)Level 4 – Evaluates purpose of the source with relevant context (5-7 marks)NB. No election in 1911 so do not credit as context.