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1918-1931 Flashcards

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1
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When did Lloyd George fall from power?

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1922

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How many seats did the coalition win in the 1918 election?

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478 Seats

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How many seats did the Cons have as part of the coalition after 1918?

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335 Seats

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4
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What was Lloyd George’s minority after 1918?

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135 Seats

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5
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What did Baldwin consider Lloyd George?

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A dynamic force

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6
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What did Baldwin say Lloyd George being a dynamic force was?

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“A terrible thing”

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Name three examples of why Lloyd George was dependant on the Conservatives?

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1918 Election
Outlived his usefulness (e.g. Ireland)
Carlton Club meeting

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8
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What was the date of the Carlton Club Meeting?

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19th October 1922

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9
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What is the significance of the Carlton Club Meeting?

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Backbenchers revolted against Lloyd George voting in favour of ending the coalition

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What did Lloyd George do to wartime controls?

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He removed wartime controls on prices/profits and governed wage levels

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What effect did removing wartime controls have?

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Prices to rises
Wages to stay behind
Inflation
Resentment from WC

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12
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What were the 1921 unemployment levels?

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2 Million

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What was Lloyd George’s response to Unemployment?

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Raise unemployment benefits

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Why was Lloyd George’s employment policies criticised?

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Because he was accused of treating the symptoms not the problems

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What was the Geddes Axe?

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£64 million in spending cuts

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Name three examples of failures of Lloyd George’s domestic policies?

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Removing wartime controls
Unemployment policies
Geddes Axe

17
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What was the cause of the Clydeside Strike?

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Engineers demanding 40 hour week

18
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Name two examples of Lloyd George’s failures in industry?

A

Red Clydeside

Trade Unions

19
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How many strikes were there between 1919 and 1920?

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2000 Strikes

20
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Who took the blame for the Geddes Axe?

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Lloyd George

21
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What was Lloyd George’s solution to Unemployment?

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1920 Unemployment Act

22
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Why did the 1920 Unemployment Act fail?

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Because it couldn’t cope with the number claimants and wiped out a £22 million surplus

23
Q

Why did the Conservatives keep Lloyd George?

A

Could blame him for harsh policies

24
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Name an example of the Conservatives using Lloyd George?

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Geddes Ace were harsh cuts the Conservative blamed on him

25
Q

When was the Chanak Incident?

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1922

26
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Why was the Chanak incident pivotal in the loss of the support of the Conservatives for Lloyd George?

A

He became an irritant and antagonist towards Conservative ideology

27
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Who led the Conservative revolt against Lloyd George?

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Baldwin and Bonar-Law

28
Q

What were other reasons for the decline of the Liberals?

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Long term decline of Liberals
Split with Asquith
Rise of Labour party

29
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What was the problem with the Liberal Party ideology?

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Did not have an obvious direction with DORA an obvious example of undermine the Liberal free economy and limited government intervention

30
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How many house did the Addison Act promise?

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500,000

31
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How many homes did the Addison Act provide?

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213,000

32
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Who did DLG lose after reconstruction and the Geddes Axe?

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Addison

33
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Why did DLG lose Addison?

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Because he had gone against Liberal principles with the Geddes Axe

34
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What was the impact of the Honour Scandal?

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It caused considerable disapproval of Lloyd George and blackened his character to a large extent

35
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What are examples of Lloyd George’s presidential style of leadership?

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Using a garden suburb
Calling a cabinet meeting in Inverness
Rarely visiting the House of Commons

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