The British government enacted social reform through various legislative measures aimed at improving public welfare. Key actions included the introduction of the Factory Acts, which regulated working conditions and hours for laborers, particularly women and children. Additionally, the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948 provided comprehensive healthcare to all citizens, while social security programs were expanded to support the unemployed and vulnerable populations. These reforms reflected a growing commitment to addressing social inequalities and improving the quality of life for citizens.
Government-funded urban social reform
Stop factories from piloting the air
Ban companies from using child labor
(Apex) Ban companies from using child labor.
A welfare reform is a movement to change the federal government's social welfare policy which shifts responsibility to the states and cut benefits.
Labor unions shared some of the goals of social reform movements by seeking to improve life for poor workers
Muckrakers disliked the political corruption and social injustice of the industrial age. Interest in muckrakers led to reform.
there were 4 goals: protect social welfare, promote moral improvement, create economic reform, foster efficiency
by appealing to federal government for economic and social reforms.
A labor group pressures the U.S. government to pass laws requiring all factories to install advanced sprinkler systems to put out fires.
President Theodore Rooseveltâ??s actions demonstrated that he was serious about social and political reform. His reforms include more regulation of business and busting up the trusts.
Rabindranath Tagore returned his knighthood in 1919 as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, where British troops killed hundreds of unarmed Indian civilians in Amritsar. He felt that the honor was incompatible with the British government's oppressive actions in India. Tagore's decision was a powerful statement against colonial injustice and reflected his deep commitment to Indian nationalism and human rights. This act solidified his legacy as a champion of social and political reform.