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Working conditions in the Britain of the 1890s were generally poor. However, prominent social reformers sought to discover the facts about popular poverty, before suggesting measures that could deal with it.

GCSE History Practice Test: British Society - 1890s Conditions and Reformers
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1. In 1891 an Education Act was passed. What was its major feature?
2. What was the average life expectancy in Britain around 1900 for both sexes?
3. In which English city did Seebohm Rowntree carry out research into poverty, which yielded similar results to those of Booth?
4. The coal-mining industry employed nearly a million miners in 1900, but health and safety issues were serious. What was the average number of miners killed in industrial accidents per year during the 1890's?
5. Which of the following organisations provided all-round charitable care to poor people in the 1890s?
6. In 1899 recruitment began for enlistment in the British army for service in the Boer War. What proportion of volunteers was rejected on the grounds of poor health and physique?
7. Dock workers were recruited by the casual system. What did this involve?
8. Which was the largest area of female employment in 1900?
9. What was the school leaving age in 1900?
10. Which social reformer calculated that the proportion of Londoners in poverty was around 30%? He began work in 1886 and researched the topic for the next 17 years.

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