1906 election liberal landslide

Question 1

the boar war

Answer 1

lasted longer than anticipated, expensive, 55,000 soldiers killed, captured or wounded

methods used disapproved of - concentration camps

exposed malnutrition and conservative neglect of poverty

Question 2

1902 education act

Answer 2

before 1902, anglican and catholic schools funded by church

act funded schools through local rates - angered non-conformists as tax money spent on religion - led them to revert back to lib

Question 3

1904 licensing act

Answer 3

annoyed nonconformists as number of pubs reduced

brewers support conservative - act nicknamed “brewers bill”

Question 4

chinese slavery issue

Answer 4

issue in eyes of non conformists and trade unions

imported to south africa, low wages and overcrowded camps - moral outcry and fear of low wages by bringing them to britain

Question 5

taff vale case

Answer 5

failure to support tu during dispute between unions and taff vale railway company in 1901

company succeeded in demanding compensation for strike due to high wage and poor treatment

1902, HoL ruled company had rights to sue a tu, making strikes impossible

Question 6

tariff reforms 1903

Answer 6

conservative policy misjudgments

1903, joseph chamberlain wanted tariffs with low level tariffs on empire countries (imperial preference)

policy appealed to industrialists and farmers, m.c and w.c voters feared tariffs would lead to increase in food price and fall in living standards

Question 7

conservative (balfour) leadership

Answer 7

lacked political skills

appointed after salisbury’s death

wasn’t sensitive to public opinion and didn’t understand deep social issues

Question 8

lib-lab pact 1903

Answer 8

certified liberal victory through loss of parliamentary seats

libs and labs agreed no to oppose each other in constituencies where one candidate more likely to defeat conservatives than the other

Question 9

new liberalism

Answer 9

freedom from evils such as poverty, low wages and insecurity

implies higher state intervention and gov spending

differed from lassiez-faire old liberalism (self-help)

Question 10

reasons for new liberalism

Answer 10

rescue party from split over home rule in ireland

many libs worried about labour movement as political rival

social reform area where conservatives vulnerable to attack - lib has clear alternative to their policies

Question 11

factors for conservative loss of support

Answer 11

boer war
1902 education act
1904 licensing act
chinese slavery issue
taff vale case
tariff reforms
conservative leadership
lack of social reform