Political Developments in the Inter-war years Flashcards
When was the representation of the people act and what did It introduce
- it introduced votes for all men over 21 and all women over 30. Elections were to be held on a single day. However, it maintained FPTP.
When was the second representation of the people act and what it did introduce
- it introduced votes for all men and women over 21. However, peers, lunatics and felons were excluded from voting
What did the electorate grow to 1929
it went from about 8 million in 1918 to about 28 million in 1929
what were the issues with FPTP
in 1918, Lloyd George and his supporters got almost 70% of the seat share with 47% of the vote
what happened in the 1922 election
the conservatives got 37% of the vote and 330 seats; Labour gained 29.4% of the vote and 142 seats; the Liberals (combining 3 groups) gained 29.1% of the vote and 116 seats.
what happened in the 1929 election
Labour won fewer votes than the Conservatives, but more seats
what is the first election after WW1 referred to as
the coupon election
who won the 1918 election
the wartime coalition led by Lloyd George
what was the coalition’s majority
322
what did conservatives start to view Lloyd George as
a liability
where did the Conservatives choose to follow Lloyd George
at the Maurice debate
why was it called a coupon election
Where Bonar Law and Lloyd George agreed they would not oppose each other’s candidates to ensure maximum seats
what were the issues of the Lloyd George government
the demobilisation of troops, strikes and industrial unrest, government income and expenditure and tensions between himself and the Conservatives
what was the honours scandal
where Lloyd George was accused of selling honours to raise money - he sold honours to a south African fraudster
When did Lloyd George resign
1922
who did the king choose as Lloyd George’s long term replacement
Stanley Baldwin
what was the first thing Baldwin did
he called an election, in order to secure a mandate
what was the result
conservatives gained 258 seats, labour 191 and liberals 159. This was not a majority
when was the first Labour government
1924, although it was a minority
what was the fall of Labour in 1924 due to
the Campbell case
what was the Campbell case
where J.R Campbell was charged with inciting mutiny but was excused after pressure from the Labour government
What did the daily mail do during the election
printed a forged letter claiming to be from Zinoviev, calling on the communists to follow instructions from Russia and carry out a revolution
what did the daily mails article do
won the conservatives 100 seats
who won the 1924 election
the conservatives and Baldwin
who did Baldwin controversially appoint
Churchill as Chancellor
what was Baldwin’s second government defined by
the general strike of 1926
what did the conservatives do wrong in the 1929 election
their safety first slogan
what did Labour promise in 1929
to reverse the controversial 1927 trade disputes act.
what was the 1927 trades disputes act
it banned secondary picketing
who won the 1929 election
Labour with a minority
what happened in 1929
the wall street crash
what did Labour propose in response to the WSC
severe pay cuts for public sector workers (including a 20% pay cut for teachers). This was following a large withdrawal of Gold from the country by foreign investors
what was the vote on the 10% cut
it passed by 11 votes to nine
why was Macdonald called the Lucifer of the Left
MacDonald remained as PM after the divisive cut. He would lead what became known as the National Government
what was the composition of the National Gov cabinet
4 labour, 4 conservative and 2 Liberal
what was a prime concern of the National Government
to maintain the gold standard and stop the devaluation of the pound. They failed to do so
what economic strategy did the National Government follow
Keynesian economics
who won the 1931 election
the national government
what had the National Government basically become in 1931
a conservative government
who won a majority in 1935
the national government. However, MacDonald had lost his seat and was unwell. Baldwin become PM, being replaced by Neville Chamberlain in 1937
