Britain Transformed politics

Question 1

End of WW1

Answer 1

£1 billion in debt

750,000 dead

Question 2

Political effects of WW1

Answer 2

Wartime coalition of Liberals and Conservatives

Question 3

ROTPA 1918 took electorate to what size?

Answer 3

21.4 million people

Question 4

Changing conservative fortunes 1918-31

Answer 4

Saw themselves as the natural party of the government

Confident even through the general strike

Question 5

Changing liberal party fortunes 1918-31

Answer 5

Large decline in the 20’s due to:

• Labour replacement
• ROTPA 1918
• Carlton club meeting
• Asquith Lloyd George split
• Cash for honours

Question 6

Labour Party changing fortunes 1918-31

Answer 6

• Won 142 seats (1922) replacing liberals as the main opposition
• Elected in to government in 1924 but were perceived as being only for the trade unions
• entered in to conservative coalition making National Government in 1931

Question 7

National government

Answer 7

• Put in place to combat economic crisis of the WSC
• Policy of rearmament in 1930’s helped economic crisis
• Challenged by extreme politics- Communists and fascists (BUF in 1932 Sir Oswald Mosley)