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Thursday, 14 January 2021

Welfare State

See teams for video "lesson" (I'll try and do better in the next one)

Essay Plan: 

Welfare state essay plan 

Intro: Beveridge Report. Labour PM Clement Atlee promising to look after the people from “cradle to grave”. Welfare state, This involved the provision of better healthcare, education and housing for all. It would have a profound impact on the people of Northern Ireland for decades to come. 

P1. Explain welfare state. Unionist opposition. Feared improve Catholics lot. Discrimination. Divided society. “Protestant state for protestant people” James Craig. Brookeborough  “Protestant jobs for Protestant lads and lassies” 

P2. Financial deal, pg362 of (3rd edition book) 

P3 Health system, what it was like, changes 

P4. TB 

P5. Mater Hospital 

P6. Social welfare (page 362/363) 

P7. Housing (could be 2 paragraphs) 

P8. Education. 11 plus, grants, 2nd level, numbers double (page 363) 

P9.  Opposition, unequal grants, tension (page 363) 

P10. University numbers add 2 sentences on Coleraine at later date) 

Conclusion. 


Notes:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dhm1nvxa8pp1fs5/Northern%20IReland%20Welfare%20State%20essay%20plan.pdf?dl=0

Sample Essays: 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/robvc4w977zfzu0/welfare%20state.docx?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vpdoty7h64lez7l/northern%20ireand%20welfare%20state%20sample%20essay.pdf?dl=0

Exam questions

2006

1. During the period, 1949 – 1969, what was the impact of the welfare state on one or  more of the following:  education; health; housing? (100)

2007

1. What impact had the introduction of the welfare state to Northern Ireland on one or more of the following:  education; health; housing? (100)

2013

1. How was Northern Ireland affected by developments in one or more of the following: education; health; housing? (100)

2015

1. Would you agree that there was considerable social and economic change in Northern Ireland, 1949-1969, but that nothing changed politically? (100)

2017

1. What were the main social and economic problems facing Northern Ireland, 1949‐1969,   and how effectively were they tackled?   (100) 

2018

1. During the period 1949‐1969, what was the significance of developments in education,   health and housing in Northern Ireland?  

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