interwar governments

Question 1

1923 government

Answer 1

-after Bonar Law’s interim position, King chose baldwin
-first conservative since 1906
-success in housing

Question 2

1923 general election

Answer 2

-baldwin wanted to bring in protective tariffs as a way of tackling rising unemployment
-needed mandate from public
-liberals united alongside labour
-result was a disaster
-liberls won 159, labour won 191

Question 3

1924 labour government

Answer 3

-minority
-not radical, unable to introduce nationalisation and disarmament
-whetly housing act: £9 million a year provided council houses
-olad age benefits and unemployment
-dawes plan

Question 4

1924 labour government problems

Answer 4

-problems in projecting party as a national one
-businessmen, factory owners and people of land were fearful of nationalisation
-labour could not break ties with trade unions as needed funding and tu wanted to control party
-1 million unemployed by 1924

Question 5

zin letter and Campbell case

Answer 5

-daily mail printed forged letter from bolshevik party asking British communist party to unite with labour and start a revolution
-workers weekly published article calling for troops to not fire on fellow workers striking, people thought there was to be a mutiny, seemed like labour siding with communists

Question 6

baldwins second government

Answer 6

-strong position
-offered stability
-chruchill chanellor was controversial

Question 7

reforms and problems under second baldwin gov

Answer 7

-cahnges to pensions and unemployment insurance
-1929 local governemtn act ended poor law
-central electricity board set up
BBC public corp

Question 8

problems with second Baldwin gov

Answer 8

-general strike 1926
-coal industry in decline
-balance of payments crisis
-lack of inspo

Question 9

macodnald labour gov

Answer 9

-minorty
-wall st crash
-unemployment
-financial crisis 1931
-split over benefits