(Changing political landscape) Changes in political parties, 1918-1931 Flashcards
Liberal split - When was the first election that the liberals lost in?
What three following elections did they lose?
1922
1924, 1929 & 1931
Liberal split - What was the root cause in the split of the Liberal party?
Why was this?
Defence of the Realm Act
DORA received support from MPs whilst others opposed it as it was deemed to be illiberal.
Liberal split - What are 3 examples of what happened as a result of DORA?
Diluted beers in pubs
Censorship in the media
Food rationing
Liberal split - What was conscription?
Forcing people to serve in the army.
Liberal split - ______ did not apply __________. ______ did, which improved his __________.
a) Asquith
b) conscription
b) DLG
c) social standing
Liberal split - When was the Maurice debate?
Who was Maurice?
1918
A WW1 General
Liberal split - What did Maurice argue in the Maurice Debate?
Statistics showed DLG was giving military resources to Palestine and not giving soldiers correct equipment.
Liberal split - Why did Maurice’s argument backfire in the Maurice Debate?
DLG was an excellent orator.
He denied everything, claiming Maurice’s resources were unreliable.
Liberal split - How did the Maurice debate affect the Liberal split?
Made it ‘terminal’
Liberal split - How did The Representation of the People Act of 1918 affect the Liberal Party?
(2)
Women & WC men were less likely to vote for liberals, causing a decline.
Trebled the British franchise from 7.7 million to 21.4 million people.
Liberal split - How should The Representation of the People Act of 1918 be considered in terms of impacting the split in the Liberal party?
As a small cause because things weren’t changed to a drastic extent.
Liberal split - How did public instability in the party affect the liberals?
Discouraged people from voting.
Liberal split - What 2 notable things happened during the 1918 Coupon Election?
Two liberal parties were formed - DLG’s & Asquith’s.
The conservatives formed a coalition with DLG’s liberal party.
Liberal split - the conservatives formed a coalition with DLG’s party in the 1918 Coupon Election because they were ________ to ______ to _____ & knew DLG was ______ & _______, using the liberal’s ______ to their ________.
a) desperate
b) return
c) office
d) unstable
e) disliked
f) instability
g) advantages
Liberal split - When did David Lloyd George’s scandals come to light?
1922
Liberal split - Explain both of David Lloyd George’s scandals.
Sold knighthoods & peerages, amassing huge political fortune - knighthoods bought for £10,000 & refused to share with liberals unless they followed his ideas.
Threatened war with Turkey over the peace treaty in Chanak Incident - seemed disconnected & insensitive after WW1.
Liberal split - How did the 1918 Coupon Election affect Asquith?
His leadership never recovered.
Liberal split - What was the relationship between and the Conservatives and the Liberals like during the coalition government?
The liberals were dependent on the conservatives and had a weak position.
Liberal split - How did vote for the Liberal party change in the 1924 election?
They fell by 12%.
Liberal split - In what election did votes for the Liberal party fall by 12%?
1924
Liberal split - In what election did votes for the Liberal party fall by 12%?
1924
Liberal split - How did David Lloyd George try to save the Liberal party in 1926?
How successful was this?
He wrote the “Yellow Book”, outlining the Liberal’s policies.
People did not like the policies outlined and the book backfired.
Liberal split - What 4 things happened as an IMPACT of the Coupon Election 1918?
Asquith’s leadership never recovered.
DLG’s Liberals had weak position, dependent on Conservatives.
Liberal split deepened.
DLG tried to make coalition permanent with the ‘Centre Party’ which failed.
Liberal split - When was the Coupon Election?
1918
Liberal split - how had DLG made his name?
A champion of limiting the rights of the privileged and the man who ‘won the war’.
Liberal split - how was DLG portrayed after the scandals?
Corrupt and a warmonger
Liberal split - why did the conservatives withdraw from the coalition government?
What did this force DLG to do?
The scandals
Resign
Liberal split - what happen in the subsequent election, following the conservative’s withdrawal from the coalition?
The conservatives won a handsome majority, with DLG’s liberals in 3rd, and labour in 2nd.
Liberal split - what were significant reasons as to why the liberals lost the 1922 GE?
Personal unpopularity
Divisions between liberals
Rise of labour
Liberal split - what was the context surrounding the liberals campaigns in the 1922, 1923 and 1924 GE?
Lacked proper funds to run successful campaigns or field as many candidates as conservative/labour.
Liberal split - part of the reason the 1922, 1923 and 1924 GE was because they failed to field as many candidates as conservative and labour.
Why was this?
DLG withheld funds from liberals unless they gave him full support.
Liberal split - how did their share of the vote change in the 1924 election?
Why?
Fell by 12%
Liberals lost confidence of traditional voter as many turned to conservatives.