David Lloyd George Flashcards
What time period was DLG Prime Minister?
1916 - 1922.
Who was in a coalition with DLG’s Liberal Party?
Andrew Bonar-Law’s Conservative government.
After the war, what how did DLG handle the troops coming home?
The demobilisation of troops on a “first-in, first-out” policy.
What was DLG’s promise?
Homes Fit for Heroes.
How did DLG deal with the poverty?
Addison’s Housing Act which built 200,000 houses.
Why did Addison’s Housing Act fail?
They paid £910 per house instead of the actual price of £385. Wasting public money.
In 1921, the unemployment rate hit 1 million and National Insurance couldn’t cope. What did DLG do?
Increased unemployment benefit even though the country couldn’t afford it.
What did DLG do to the mines?
He privatised the mines.
What came at the expense of DLG privatising the mines?
Reductions in miners wages and the loss off popularity.
What was Geddes Axe?
A £64 million cut on public expenditure.
What did DLG do to aid education?
Raised the school leaving age.
What does DLG do to Old Age Pensions?
Extends them.
What does DLG do for War Widows?
Creates the War Widow Pension.
Why did Homes Fit for Heroes stop?
Lack of funding.
What did DLG do to deal with protesters in Clydesdale?
Sent in troops and tanks.
How did DLG end the Anglo-Irish War?
Proposed the Anglo-Irish Treaty which split Ireland in two.
How did DLG deal with the IRA?
He sent in the “Black and Tans” which gained a bad reputation.
Did DLG manage to stop the IRA?
No, the “Black and Tans” failed.
Who did the Liberals support in the Anglo-Irish War?
The Nationalists (IRA).
Who did the Conservatives support in the Anglo-Irish War?
The Unionists.
What was the ‘Honours Scandal’?
DLG selling honours to people and pocketing the cash.
Why were the Conservatives furious at DLG because of the ‘Honours Scandal’?
DLG was personally pocketing the money, and not cutting the conservatives in on the deal.
What did DLG not do to the Conservative and Liberal party even though he had an opportunity to?
He didn’t fuse the parties.
What were the views of the Conservatives and Liberals in relation to the Treaty of Versailles?
The Liberals thought it was ‘too harsh’.
The Conservatives thought it was ‘too lenient’.
Which party sided with which country in the ‘Chanak Incident’?
The Liberals supported the Greeks.
The Conservatives supported the Turks.
Why was DLG known as ‘The Goat’?
His sexual reputation as being unfaithful to both his wife and mistress.
What was the name of the Conservative club that voted for the coalition to end?
The Carlton Club.
When did the Carlton Club decide to meet and vote about the fate of the coalition government?
October 1922.
What did the Conservative government decide at the Carlton Club?
To break the coalition and run in the next election just as the Conservative party.
Which member of the Conservative party resigned, causing trouble for DLG?
Austen Chamberlain.
