The Beveridge Report
In December 1942 the British government published the report on
social insurance and allied services. This watershed publication was
better known as the Beveridge Report- named after its author the
journalist, academic and government adviser William Beverigde and
would shape British government and social policy for the rest of the
century.
The report directed government towards the goals of fighting ‘the five
giant evils’ of want disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness. In
return for weekly contribution, the British people would be guaranteed
a minimum standard of living in times of sickness, unemployment or
retirement. In brief the Beveridge Report outlined the construction of
the modern welfare state.
The Second World War witnessed an acceleration of many trends evident
in British politics and society before 1939.
The war further stimulated new industries as well as reviving the old
ones, and led to widespread recognition of social problems such as
poverty and unemployment.
The Beveridge Report, presented to Parliament and published in
December 1942, contained goals far more meaningful to the average
Briton than the generalities of the Atlantic Charter. It was a
radical report. From the outset Beveridge (1942) insisted that war
provided an opportunity to make good:
The notion of the welfare state refers to the state's provision of
public measures and support to achieve basic living standards and help
those in need across society. Ideally, the welfare state aims to
alleviate poverty, reduce inequality, and accomplish greater social
integration and solidarity.
Beveridge recommended the establishment of a National Health
Service, national insurance and assistance, family allowances, and
stressed the importance of full-employment. The Beveridge Report of
1942 proposed a system of National Insurance, based on three
'assumptions' – family allowances, a National Health Service, and full
employment. This became a major propaganda weapon, with both major
parties committed to its introduction. During the war, the coalition
government also committed itself to full employment through Keynesian
Daniel Oduntan Linda Graham HIST 1302 30 October 2017 Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 in New York City, New York in the United States. Theodore was the second child of four children in a wealthy, upper-class family. Theodore’s father was a businessman and philanthropist. Theodore’s mother was also born into an affluent family.
World War Two, like other great wars, impacted the lives of many people, and although widely remembered in a negative light, World War Two changed the social attitudes of the majority. Especially in the Borough of Bexley.
Not only did Theodore Roosevelt push to better himself, he also pushed America to better itself and to improve itself as a country, that impact that he made in America still shows today.
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When Lyndon B. Johnson succeeded the presidency after John F. Kennedy's assassination he spoke of his vision of a Great Society in America. This Great Society included "an end to poverty and racial injustice," and also was intended to turn America into a place where kids can enhance their mind, broaden their talents, and people could restore their connection with the environment. In order to reach his goal, LBJ enacted numerous proposals involving taxes, civil rights, poverty, and much more. For the most part Johnson did an excellent job on delivering his promises, but international affairs threatened the Great Society and although LBJ won the presidency in a landslide victory in 1964, by 1966 he and the Supreme Court began to face serious criticism.
Theodor Roosevelt, our 26th president, was a gruff politician who had a huge impact on America. He is known for his accomplishments in the political, social, and business world during the Progressive Era. His accomplishments helped shape America, and because of this influence, he is one of the faces found on Mount Rushmore.
Moynihan perceives the inclusive problem amongst the black family to be its structure. This is a product of disintegration of nativism in the black community. The “racist virus” still flowing through the veins of American society hinders, in virtually all aspects, the progression of the Negro family. Moynihan discusses the normativity of the American family as a reason that people overlook the problems that occur in Negro and nonwhite families. He emphasizes the significance of family structure by stating “The family is the basic social unit of American life; it is the basic socializing unit.” (Moynihan, II 4). This assertion implies that due to the instability within the black family, socially, the Negro family would be unable to prosper. Because Moynihan feels the largest overall issue in the black family is structure it’s structure, he believes that it will only continue to disintegrate. To further his idea, Moynihan highlights the subdivisions of this structure: matriarchy, failure of youth, economic differences, alienation etc. Each of these subdivisions of family structure contributes to the overall issue Moynihan within the Negro family.
On December 5th, 1782, the eighth president was born in Kinderhook, New York. His birth parents were Maria Van Buren and Abraham Van Buren. Even though he ran a tavern, which held many political meetings and first exposed Martin Van Buren to politics his father was a farmer. Van Buren would be present at many local schools, and the Kinderhook Academy until he was the age of 14. Van Buren’s father had secured Martin an apprenticeship with a lawyer because he was unable to send Martin to college because he could not afford it. In later years Van Buren had studied law and in 1803 he was admitted to the bar. Van Buren had married his long distant cousin Hannah Hoes, they later had 4 children together.
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“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance and the gospel of envy. It’s inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery(Sir Winston Churchill).” During World War I and II, much of Europe was taken over and placed into the slavery of socialism and of Adolf Hitler. While much of Europe was sitting on their hands over the crisis of Hitler, Churchill stood strong and knocked the Nazi general back into his place. Most European governments pre-World War II held total authority over its people and exerted control over aspects of public and private life (Johnson 46, 58, 108-112) (Berdichevsky) (Zegart). Churchill fought against these odds during his career in politics as Prime Minister to England. In Churchill’s speech against the Treaty of Munich in October 1938, he explained and predicted the faults and failures of the treaty (Johnson 355). Later, after the fall of France to Germany in June 1940, he went on to persuade Britain of the possibility of their invasion (Johnson 349). Churchill, therefore, through his election and recognition of the political placement and failures to bring peace in Europe, was able to raise Europe’s survival rate against Hitler.
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the Unites States of America. He ran for 8 years as president. He was known as the president who was selected to draft the Declaration of Independence at 33 years of age. Thomas Jefferson was one of the most brilliant in the history. Hi is remembered as a hero in the United States.
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We must work for it ourselves and strive for greatness by pursuing our own self interest. By relying on the state, our success will be directly proportional to theirs. Once their success crashes, so will ours. An example that greatly depicts this perspective is the “Grest Leap Forward” in China in 1958. This idea was meant to develop and expant China’s agriculture and industry. For this to work, China adapted a collectivist idea called “communes” where a group of people work as one and share responsibilities. They no longer worked for themselves but worked as a collective. The idea of a welfare state is similar to what the government was able to provide its people. Essential needs such as health care, schools, nurseries were all provided. Elderls were taken care of so that all those who could work were able to work. However, as great as it may sound, consequences were met. The government crashed and the people could no longer support themselves since they gave everything that they owned up. Over 40 million people died. Eventhough this example is extreme, it illustrates the idea that collectivism creates a domino affect in an economy. Once the wall in whcih everyone is leaning on, falls down, everyone falls with
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