labours victory in 1945 Flashcards
1
Q
when had labour last been in office?
A
1931
2
Q
when was the last election since 1945?
A
in 1935
3
Q
how many people voted ?
A
24 million
4
Q
how many seats did labour win in parliment ?
A
395
5
Q
what was labours manifesto ?
A
. setting up a welfare state NHS etc
. imputing the beveridge report immideatley
. ‘ from the cradle to the grave’
6
Q
why did labour win by such a landslide ?
A
. trade unions were backing labour
. socialist ideas were not seen as bad anymore
. many people associated the Conservatievs with the deppression in the 1930s
. the consrvatives relied on churchill to carry them throught the election but people didn’t see him as a anything more than a wartime leader
