1931-56 Britain transformed Flashcards
what did macdonald do to the labour party
divided it
who were involved in the national government
Macdonald, Baldwin and Chamberlain
what dates was macdonald pm in the national government
1931-35
what dates was baldwin pm in the national government
1935-37
what dates was chamberlain pm for in the national government
1937-40
why didn’t the national government face much opposition
it was a coalition between all the mainstream political parties
how many acts were implicated during the national government
six
what happened to unemployment benefits
they were cut until 1934
what happened to the British pound
came off the gold standard and was devalued by 30%
what happened to import duties
10% on goods outside the empire (1932)
what was the special areas act and when
gave 2 million to depressed areas (1934)
what was the unemployment act
moved the unemployed to jobs
how did the national government help struggling industries
reorganised them, shipping act
what crisis happened during Baldwin’s government
the abdication crisis
when was Neville chamberlain prime minister
1937-40
what and when was the Falklands Act
1937 and better working conditions on working hours for women and children
what and when was the coal act
1938 nationalism of coal
what and when was the holidays with pay act
1938 and a week payed holiday
what huge failure did chamberlain have
appeasing Hitler, promising peace to Hitler but he declared war
who was prime minister 1940-45
Churchill
yes the second world war was a social revolution
sharing bomb shelters, trenches etc. (class)
WAAF and education (women)
welfare state is on the way in, Beveridge report
no the second world war was not a social revolution
middle class lived away from main cities (class)
many women were sacked after ww2 (women)
when ww2 ended all welfare ended
when was Attlee prime minister
1945-51
what did Attlee promise to create
A new Jerusalem
