History GCSE
Social reform
What Social reform means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Social reform
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Attempts to improve housing included the Peabody Estate, providing model dwellings for the working poor, though rents were often too high for the most destitute.
Topics that use Social reform
- Option 10: The historic environment - 1 Whitechapel, c1870–c1900: crime, policing and the inner city (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Social reform in the exam
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