Liberals - David Lloyd George 1918-1922 Flashcards
When was the Coupon Election?
1918
What were the three factors as to why DLG fell from power?
- Failure to please public
- Failure to please the cons
- Cons believed they could go it alone.
How did DLG fail to please the public?
- Honours Scandal
- presidential personality
- Chanack, war mongerer
- Geddes Act
- Failed to nationalise mines, unhappy working class- failed to deliver ‘homes for heroes’ election promise- black and tans
What was the Honours Scandal?
DLG sold honours to raise funds for the party.
What did DLG do in the Anglo-Irish war, angering the public?
Deployed black and tans who earned a ruthless reputation but did not achieve anything.
When and what was the Geddes Act?
1920s. £64 million worth of cuts in navy, healthcare, benefits and education. recommendation of Sir Eric Geddes.
Who won the by-election at Newport and when?
Conservatives 1922, proof that working class had confidence in conservatives
What happened at the Carton Club?
Baldwin rallied Cons with speech about why they should break free from the coalition.
How did DLG fail to please the public?
- 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty- Honours Scandal- Failure to fuse oarties- Personality- Chanack 1922- signing Treaty of Versailles
What did the 1922 Chanack incident do?
Split the coalition. Liberals=Greeks Conseratives=Turks
Why did the Treaty of Versailles upset the parties?
The Conservatives thought it was too lenient and the Liberals thought it was too harsh and that Germany would never recover.
Why did the Conservatives believe that they could go it alone?
- The newport by election- Carlton club speech by Baldwin
When did DLG become PM?
1916
Why did Conservatives decide to stay with him after 1918 election?
He was “the man who won the war”
Who resigned in 1921 causing problems for DLG?
Austin Chamberlain
