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After the Second World War the incoming Labour government introduced the Welfare State. It applied recommendations from the pioneering civil servant Sir William Beveridge and aimed to wipe out poverty and hardship in society. Review the context material and investigate sources across this time period.
Although President Franklin D. Roosevelt focused mainly on creating jobs for the masses of unemployed workers, he also backed the idea of federal aid for poor children and other dependent persons. By 1935, a national welfare system had been established for the first time in American history.
The Liberal Party launched the welfare state in Britain with a series of major Liberal welfare reforms in 1906–1914. ... The minimum wage was introduced in Great Britain in 1909 for certain low-wage industries and expanded to numerous industries, including farm labour, by 1920.
After the Second World War the incoming Labour government introduced the Welfare State. It applied recommendations from the pioneering civil servant Sir William Beveridge and aimed to wipe out poverty and hardship in society. Review the context material and investigate sources across this time period.