Teaching Activities

1. For each year of the First World War in the table below, identify issues where the impact of the war brought about significant changes in British society.

	Leadership of the government	State intervention in social policy	Trade unions and strikes	The role of women	The rise of the Labour Party
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918

2. Consider the fortunes of the Liberal Party between 1918 and 1951. Identify at least five reasons for the virtual collapse of the Liberals as a national party during this time.
3. Make a list of the reasons why the Beveridge Report was widely popular in Britain when it was published in 1942. For each reason, provide a brief assessment of the extent to which the policies of the Attlee governments had satisfied people’s expectations by 1951.