Conservatives first ministry 1922-23 Flashcards
Name two positives to the ministry.
Chamberlain’s house act, Foreign affairs.
What did the Chamberlain’s house act do?
Contributed £6 to local houses being built for 20 years.
What year did the Chamberlain’s housing act pass?
1923.
What happened with foreign affairs?
They replaced the Treaty of Sevres, which the Turkish hated, for the Treaty of Lausanne.
What year did the Treaty of Laussane replace Sevres?
1923
Negatives : What did the protection v free trade cause?
Hung parliament.
What were foreign relations with France like?
Poor, due to the Versailles Treaty
What was the premature election about?
Protection tariffs.
What was wrong with Bonar Law?
He had throat cancer and reisgned without successor.
Who led the Conservatives?
Bonar and then Chamberlain when Bonar resigned.