Impacts of WW1 on Lab Flashcards
why did the Lab nearly split in 1914?
over whether they should support the war effort or not
what did the party essentially believe that meant that they were opposed to war and militarism?
international cooperation of working class
which Lab leader refused to compromise and support the war, what did he receive from the press due to this?
- Ramsay MacDonald
- merciless criticism
what did most of the Lab movement support?
war
how was the Lab party rewarded for their support of war?
1916: Arthur Henderson became 1st ever Lab politician given place in cabinet
what combined with the backbone of the Lab Party was recognised as vital to the war effort?
cooperation of TU
how was Lab able to have influence on social policy?
they were part of the coalition
List Lab party influences (2)
- fixed wartime rents at prewar levels
- pushed for ‘fair play’; controls on profiteering, unrestricted market forces and for high taxation of war profits
in 1917, what was introduced which helped to stabilise food prices?
price controls
what was introduced in 1915?
excess profits duty
what did the Labs influence of legislation and policies do for them?
enhanced their credibility
what did Thorpe say how it made Lab ministers feel?
“…feel more confident of their party’s ability to use the machinery of state to bring about social change…”
when did Lab party end its wartime co-operation w/ DLG?
when Henderson was refused permission to attend a conference in Stockholm which all socialist parties of all the countries still fighting war were attending and which aimed to look at ways of bringing about a negotiated peace
when was the Stockholm Conference held?
1917
who initiated the Stockholm Conference?
new R gov
