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10 Cards in this Set
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In 1901 the Boer War proved that
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Two thirds of Britain's army was not fit to fight
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Free school meals were introduced in
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1906
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The provisions of the School Meals Act were that
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It was not compulsory so many councils did not follow it
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In 1907 the Workers Compensation Act gave workers
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Compensation for any injuries that happened at work
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The Old Age Pensions Act was
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introduced in 1908
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The Old Age Pensions Act only applied to
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people who had worked
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Labour exchanges
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helped unemployed people to find work
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The limitations of labour exchanges were that
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some jobs were only temporary, no new jobs were created
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The Shops Act of 1911
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introduced a weekly half day holiday for all shop workers
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The Parliament Act of 1911 was a good idea because
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it introduced wages for MPs so that working men got a chance to become an MP
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