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Politics and Society in Wales and England c.1900-1939

Conservative government to 1905 and the 1906 election

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Taff Vale judgment, tariff reform controversy that split the Conservatives and two consequences of the Boer War for British domestic politics.

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Name two other domestic measures passed by the Conservative governments before 1905.

Key term

What did the Unemployed Workmen Act of 1905 provide?

Key term

Why did the Taff Vale judgment matter so much to the unions?

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  1. 1

    What did the Education Act of 1902 do to school boards?

    Model answer

    It abolished them and transferred their schools to the new local education authorities run by county and county borough councils.

  2. 2

    Why did the 1902 Education Act cause such anger among Nonconformists?

    Model answer

    It put Anglican and Roman Catholic voluntary schools on the local rates, so Nonconformists were compelled to pay for the teaching of doctrines they rejected.

  3. 3

    Describe the Welsh Revolt against the 1902 Education Act.

    Model answer

    Led by Lloyd George, Welsh county councils refused to hand over rate money to church schools unless those schools accepted public control and repair.

  4. 4

    How did the government answer the Welsh county councils?

    Model answer

    It passed a Default Act in 1904 allowing the Board of Education to pay church schools directly out of money withheld from a defaulting authority.

  5. 5

    Name two other domestic measures passed by the Conservative governments before 1905.

    Model answer

    The Midwives Act of 1902, which required midwives to be trained and registered, and the Licensing Act of 1904, which compensated publicans whose licences were withdrawn.

  6. 6

    What did the Unemployed Workmen Act of 1905 provide?

    Model answer

    It set up distress committees in larger towns to find temporary work for the unemployed, funded mainly by voluntary contributions.

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