1918-1931 Flashcards
When did Lloyd George fall from power?
1922
How many seats did the coalition win in the 1918 election?
478 Seats
How many seats did the Cons have as part of the coalition after 1918?
335 Seats
What was Lloyd George’s minority after 1918?
135 Seats
What did Baldwin consider Lloyd George?
A dynamic force
What did Baldwin say Lloyd George being a dynamic force was?
“A terrible thing”
Name three examples of why Lloyd George was dependant on the Conservatives?
1918 Election
Outlived his usefulness (e.g. Ireland)
Carlton Club meeting
What was the date of the Carlton Club Meeting?
19th October 1922
What is the significance of the Carlton Club Meeting?
Backbenchers revolted against Lloyd George voting in favour of ending the coalition
What did Lloyd George do to wartime controls?
He removed wartime controls on prices/profits and governed wage levels
What effect did removing wartime controls have?
Prices to rises
Wages to stay behind
Inflation
Resentment from WC
What were the 1921 unemployment levels?
2 Million
What was Lloyd George’s response to Unemployment?
Raise unemployment benefits
Why was Lloyd George’s employment policies criticised?
Because he was accused of treating the symptoms not the problems
What was the Geddes Axe?
£64 million in spending cuts
Name three examples of failures of Lloyd George’s domestic policies?
Removing wartime controls
Unemployment policies
Geddes Axe
What was the cause of the Clydeside Strike?
Engineers demanding 40 hour week
Name two examples of Lloyd George’s failures in industry?
Red Clydeside
Trade Unions
How many strikes were there between 1919 and 1920?
2000 Strikes
Who took the blame for the Geddes Axe?
Lloyd George
What was Lloyd George’s solution to Unemployment?
1920 Unemployment Act
Why did the 1920 Unemployment Act fail?
Because it couldn’t cope with the number claimants and wiped out a £22 million surplus
Why did the Conservatives keep Lloyd George?
Could blame him for harsh policies
Name an example of the Conservatives using Lloyd George?
Geddes Ace were harsh cuts the Conservative blamed on him
When was the Chanak Incident?
1922
Why was the Chanak incident pivotal in the loss of the support of the Conservatives for Lloyd George?
He became an irritant and antagonist towards Conservative ideology
Who led the Conservative revolt against Lloyd George?
Baldwin and Bonar-Law
What were other reasons for the decline of the Liberals?
Long term decline of Liberals
Split with Asquith
Rise of Labour party
What was the problem with the Liberal Party ideology?
Did not have an obvious direction with DORA an obvious example of undermine the Liberal free economy and limited government intervention
How many house did the Addison Act promise?
500,000
How many homes did the Addison Act provide?
213,000
Who did DLG lose after reconstruction and the Geddes Axe?
Addison
Why did DLG lose Addison?
Because he had gone against Liberal principles with the Geddes Axe
What was the impact of the Honour Scandal?
It caused considerable disapproval of Lloyd George and blackened his character to a large extent
What are examples of Lloyd George’s presidential style of leadership?
Using a garden suburb
Calling a cabinet meeting in Inverness
Rarely visiting the House of Commons
