Key Question 1 Flashcards
Length of government?
1914-19122
When was the Honours Scandal?
1922
What was the Honours Scandal in 1922?
Accusations that Lloyd George was selling peerages.
What was the Chanak Crisis?
LG threatened Turkey with war which upsetting the Conservatives. A well respected War Admiral settled the rift, ignoring LG’s threats.
When was the Chanak Crisis?
1922
How many conferences was LG accused of attending?
23 International Conferences.
How did LG fail to bring together France and Germany?
Accused of attending too many conferences.
What agreement did Germany and Russia make?
Treaty of Rapallo - 1922
When was the Treaty of Rapallo formed?
1922
How many seats did Sinn Fein win in 1918?
73 out of 105 Irish Seats.
The Liberals wanted which sort of rule?
Home Rule. (Ireland ruled themselves)
The Conservatives wanted which sort of rule?
Remained part of GB.
To begin with, which ex-servicemen did LG send in?
The Blacks and Tans - poorly disciplined ex-servicemen.
What Law did they impose?
Martial Law.
When was the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
July 1921.
What was the Anglo-Irish Treaty?
Ireland was partitioned - the South had Home Rule, the North remained part of GB.
The Industrial relations during 1918-22 were …
good.
When was the Sankey Commission set up?
1919.
Why was it set up?
To investigate conditions in the mines.
What was suggested by the Sankey Commission?
Nationalisation.
What did Lloyd George say to the idea of Nationalisation?
He rejected it.
When did a wave of strikes break out in reply to the Sankey Commission rejected?
The Trades Unions felt betrayed, so strikes broke out 1921.
How many working days were lost to the 1921 strikes?
86 million.
How did LG avoid a Triple Alliance Strike?
By personally intervening.
What was the ‘Red Scare’, and why were the Conservatives scared of it?
Communism - blamed LG for being soft with the Unions, which he hadn’t.
When was the Ministry of Reconstruction set up?
1917
By 1920, what had begun to take an effect?
Post War Slump.
What caused the Post War Slump?
Debts to USA and un-paid loans to Russia.
How many unemployed in GB by 1921?
2 million.
How was the Coalition divided on the Post War Slump?
The Liberals wanted to keep Free Trade whereas the Conservatives wanted to bring in tariffs. LG stuck in the middle.
What was retrenchment?
Huge cuts in public spending.
What was introduced to help this retrenchment?
The Geddes Axe in 1922 - cut the public spending by £64 million.
What scheme did the Geddes Axe halt?
Housing and Unemployment.
What advances had been made before the Geddes Axe?
Pensions were raised.
Unemployment Insurance Act of 1921 gave benefits to all workers earning less than £250 a year.
How many houses had been built under Addison’s Housing Act?
170,000.
When was the Coupon Election?
1918.
Why was is called a ‘Coupon Election’?
Because if you were part of the pro-coalition party, you were ultimately handed a ‘coupon’ into parliament.
What was the result of the Coupon Election?
Gained 322 seats but less than 50% of the popular vote./
Who were the main party in power during the coalition?
The Conservatives - they held the majority of the seats, so LG was in political limbo.
