rise of extremism Flashcards
Who founded the BUF and when
Sir Oswald Moseley in 1932
what did Moseley think he could do with fascism
get rid of unemployment, introducing tariffs to protect industry
What did Black shirt membership peak at
50,000 in 1934
what did black shirt membership drop to
5,000 in 1936
What did Moseley describe jews as
hate figures
who supported the BUF
Lord Rothermere and the Daily Mail
What stories did the Daily Mail run
Hurrah for the Blackshirts
why is it hard to gauge how much support they had
they did not contest the 1935 election
Which high-level figure supported the BUF
King Edward VIII
What did the historian Pugh say
during the abdication crisis, Edward might have decided to keep his throne, dismiss Baldwin and appoint Moseley as PM
why is Pugh’s view slightly invalid
the BUF had no democratic mandate and Edward’s priority was his marriage rather than political influence
when was the Battle of Cable Street
1936
what was the Battle of Cable Street
where a BUF march ended in violent clashes with anti-fascist demonstrators. This turned many away from supporting the BUF
What was the public reaction to Moseley
disgust and mockery
what also led to the fall of the BUF
the developing anti-nazi feeling
who stopped supporting the BUF after Cable street
the daily mail and Lord rothermere
when was the BUF eventually banned
1940
where was communism emerging
in areas of high unemployment like Tyneside and South Wales
What happened in 1922
two communist MPs were elected (Battersea North and Motherwell)
what did Communist party membership peak at
17,000 in 1926 (when it was the general strike)
Who opposed the communist
the conservatives (Baldwin red terror)
What inhibited communist success
the growth in the middle class the fact that the fear of communism was greater than the actual size and influence of the movement
what happened to the Communists in the 1930s
their membership was around 5000, they had no MPs and their actions were restricted to soup kitchens, hunger marches and confronting the fascists.
