Liberal governments Flashcards
How many seats did the Liberals win in the 1906 election?
401
Give three reasons why the Liberal party won?
- Boer war
- education act
- licensing act
- Chinese labour
- taff vale
- social reform
- tariff reform
- conservative leadership
What was imperial preference?
Chamberlain wanted to place lower level tariffs (taxes) on goods coming from the empire than from a non empire country
Define ‘New Liberalism’?
population should be free from poverty, low ages and insecurity- poorer people need help from the state
Name two intellectuals who assisted with the Liberal Party?
- TH Green
- JA Hobson
- JT Hobhouse
Give a political reason for New Liberalism?
the boer war highlighted how high poverty was in Britain, Liberals decided they wanted to tackle this problem by trying to set up new acts
What did the Boer war highlight in national efficiency?
2/3 failed medical test
Who was the first Liberal PM of the 20th Century?
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Give a strength of HH Asquith?
- very intelligent
- good leadership
- firm grasp of business
- very good at debtaing
What year did the Labour Party form?
1906
What problems did Labour encounter early on?
- MPs working men/ limited education
- not a strong cohesive body
What was the Osborne Judgement?
challenged the compulsory levies that were charged by the TUs that went towards paying Labour MPs salaries
How did Labour grow at grassroots level?
- TU membership inc 900k-1.5m
- socialist societies grew 17k-33k
- 1914- 158 lab societies
What house dd the Conservatives continue to dominate?
House of Lords
How did they use this power to limit Liberal legislation?
use power to block liberals
