Practise MYP History questions on 4.4 Social Policy and Quality of Life and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
Which of the following was a direct consequence of the Education Act of 1944 in Britain?
Beyond ventilation and sanitation, what other requirement did building regulations impose to ensure the structural safety of new urban housing?
According to the textbook, why was addressing widespread poverty considered a priority for governments during the era of industrialisation?
According to the textbook, how did World War II influence public support for government intervention in Britain?
Which aspect of building regulations was introduced to ensure that new urban housing was safe and liveable?
University tuition was abolished for all students
Schooling became free and compulsory until the age of 15
The focus of schools shifted entirely to military training
Education was privatized to increase competition
A minimum of three bedrooms per house
Required proximity to public transport
Mandatory central heating
The use of safe materials
Because it helped governments reduce the cost of building regulations
Because it was viewed as a destabilising force that threatened social order
Because it was necessary to decrease the national life expectancy
Because it discouraged the growth of trade unions in factories
It demonstrated that the government was unable to organize welfare
It exposed deep problems like poverty and poor health that needed fixing
It reduced the need for social welfare due to full employment
It made people more reliant on private charity
Proximity to industrial factories
High-density occupancy
Minimum rental prices
Mandatory ventilation and sanitation
