Origins of the Labour Party

Question 1

Why wasn’t there a Labour Party before 1900?

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Question 2

What helped the Labour Party develop after 1900?

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Question 3

When and where was the ‘birth of the Independent Labour Party?

Answer 3

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Question 4

What was agreed at the meeting?

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Question 5

What was the LRC?

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Question 6

Name 3 of the main groups who supported the idea of a party to represent labour

Answer 6

Trade Unions
Workers
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Question 7

What did the LRC/early labour party believe in?

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Question 8

Why might the Taff Vale Judgement be thought as a turning point in the growth of the Labour Party?

Answer 8

TU affiliation to Labour

Question 9

When was the Lib-Lab pact? Why might the Lib-Lab pact be thought of as a turning point in the growth of Labour - what did the Labour party gain?

Answer 9

Clear run in some constituencies - no liberals to stand = more MPs, avoids dividing the radical vote, labour tied to Liberal Party

Question 10

What was officially formed in 1906?

Answer 10

The Labour Party

Question 11

Was the Osborne Judgement good news or bad news for the Labour Party? Explain your answer

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Question 12

What were the positives of the 1910 elections for Labour?

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Question 13

What were the negatives of the 1910 elections for Labour?

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Question 14

How might the Osborne Judgement and the industrial unrest of 1910-1914 be linked?

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Question 15

Why were the ‘new’ unskilled trade unions important to the Labour Party?

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Question 16

Who were the most important individuals in the growth of the Labour Party 1900-1914?

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Question 17

What was the Labour Movement always vulnerable to that worked against it?

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Question 18

How many MPs did Labour have in 1900,1906 and 1914?

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1900- 2
1906- 29
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