9: Polticial Developments BRT

Question 1

What did the end of the coalition in 1922 lead to

Answer 1

Three elections in quick succession

Question 2

The decline of the liberals: what caused divisions within liberal party

Answer 2

• impact of WW1
• split between Asquith and LG
• concern at growth of gov power

Question 3

The decline of the liberals: electoral costs: what did the conservative and labour parties have that liberals didn’t

Answer 3

Substantial sources of income

Question 4

The decline of the liberals: what was the conservatives source of income

Answer 4

Donations from the business world

Question 5

The decline of the liberals: what was the labour party’s source of income

Answer 5

Funds from TUs which increased as TU membership grew

Question 6

The decline of the liberals: what effect did lack of income have on liberals

Answer 6

Election campaigns relatively limited

Question 7

The decline of the liberals: how were liberals disadvantaged by the first past the post system

Answer 7

Liberals won similar percentage of votes to labour in 1923 election, couldn’t translate them in seats

Question 8

The decline of the liberals: what effect did first past the post sustem have on liberals

Answer 8

Made it less attractive to voters who were reluctant to waste their vote

Question 9

The decline of the liberals: why could liberals no longer rely on Irish nationalists as they had done before 1914

Answer 9

Sinn Fein had boycotted the House of Commons in 1918 and home rule for Southern Ireland implemented in 1922

Question 10

The decline of the liberals: what did labours new constitution ensure by 1918

Answer 10

Trade union dominance

Question 11

The decline of the liberals: what did workers increasingly realise

Answer 11

Their interests lay in voting labour

Question 12

The decline of the liberals: who were liberals most enthusiastic supporters and why were they declining

Answer 12

Nonconformist churches

Declining rapidly in numbers and enthusiasm

Question 13

The 1923 election: who took Bonar laws place when he was forced to resign after only 8 months

Answer 13

Stanley Baldwin

Question 14

The 1923 election: how did Baldwin decide to tackle unemployment

Answer 14

To return to a policy of protection

Question 15

The 1923 election: why did Baldwin decide to call another election on the issue of tariff reform

Answer 15

In order to get a mandate for his plans

Question 16

The 1923 election: why did Baldwin’s decision to call another election turn out to be a rash decision

Answer 16

Conservative remained largest party in commons but liberals and labour increased their share of the vote

Question 17

The 1923 election: why was Stanley Baldwin forced to resign in January 1924

Answer 17

After a vote of no confidence

Question 18

The 1923 election: what was formed under Ramsay macdonald

Answer 18

A labour minority government dependent on support of liberals

Question 19

The 1923 election: why did working class voters switch allegiance from liberal to labour

Answer 19

Labour policies much more relevant to their post war needs

Question 20

The 1923 election: how has the Labour Party itself improved

Answer 20

More organised and well funded

Imrproved it’s constituency organisation which allowed it to put candidates in most constituencies

Question 21

The 1923 election: how had war helped Labour Party

Answer 21

Gained experience in gov and had allowed it to prove that it was a patriotic party that could be trusted with power