1.1-Britain Transformed-Political+Economic

Question 1

What was Lloyd George’s contribution to the war effort?

Answer 1

MUNITIONS
* use experts to increase production of arments
* 1,330 machine guns at start of war to 250,000 by end
* by 1918, supply of shells exceed demand, despite shell crisis
CONSCRIPTION
* national campaign from Conservatives, Asquith treid to suggest alternative
* Military Service Act (Jan 1916)
* Liberals = invasion of freedom but voted for it as necessary

Question 2

Who was Minister of War in 1915?

Answer 2

Lord Kitchener

died 1916

Question 3

How did Lloyd George become Minister for War?

Answer 3

• thought army leaders = incompetent
• Lord Kitchener died in 1916 (MforW)
• L.G became MfW five days after start of Battle of the Somme
• BofS = disaster, increase LG and army leaders tensions

Question 4

How did Lloyd George engineer the removal of H.H.Asquith?

Answer 4

• LG proposed war council w/himself as head
• A insisted he must be head
• LG offered resignation
• Conservatives said not willing to coalition if LG is not a member

had no natural allies

Question 5

What was the only magazine that supported Asquith by 1916?

Answer 5

Daily News

Question 6

How many Liberals voted for their readiness to follow Lloyd George?

Answer 6

130 of 272

created split

Question 7

What did Asquith do after being PM?

Answer 7

remianed party leader, but refised to serve in LG cabinet

=led parliamentary opposition

Question 8

What were the Liberals divided into, when?

Answer 8

1916
* Asquithians - claimed to be official L Party
* followers of L.G

Question 9

Why was British morale low?

Answer 9

German U-boat campaign, suck british ships and destroyed valuable food and resources. and by 1917 risk of starvation

Question 10

What was Lloyd Geoge know as due to leadership?

Answer 10

‘the man who won the war’

Question 11

LG changes to make-up of Cabinet

abandon traditional parliamentary democracy (LG)

Answer 11

increased number of Conservatives (to 44), higher than Liberals (12)

Question 12

Foramtion of ‘war-cabinet’

abandon traditional parliamentary democracy (LG)

Answer 12

• small inner cabinet largely wo/reference to full cabinet
• L.G was only Liberal
• more Conservative (5) and Labour (2), than him

Question 13

Presidential-style government

abandon traditional parliamentary democracy (LG)

Answer 13

relying on outise experts, not elected politicians

Question 14

Why did Asquith attempt a vote of no confidence in LG?

Answer 14

• General Autrice accused LG of distorting figures of (army deployment)
• Asquith took side of generals

Question 15

What was result of LG vote of no confidence?

Answer 15

commons voted 203:106 in favour of LG.
Asquith and supporters looked like troublemakers

Question 16

What was impact of vote of no confidence on Liberal Party?

Answer 16

• destroyed chamce of liberal re-unification
• deepened divide between factions
• opposition to LG would run as official Liberal Party candidates in next election