Second Labour 1929-31/National Government 1931-35

Question 1

What year did Labour come to power for the second time?

Answer 1

1929

Question 2

Who was PM?

Answer 2

Ramsay MacDonald again

Question 3

What did party argue about and by how much were they split?

Answer 3

Unemployment benefits, 11:9, in response to the May Committee

Question 4

What happened when PM offered resignation to King?

Answer 4

Asked him to form National Government instead to deal with the financial crisis

Question 5

When was the Wall Street crash?

Answer 5

1929

Question 6

What benefit did they bring about for the miners?

Answer 6

Coal Mines Act - Reduced working day by 30 mins to 7.5 hours

Question 7

What were the successes of the party?

Answer 7

Greenwood’s Housing Act
May Committee
Special Area’s Act
EAC

Question 8

What was the Special Area’s Act?

Answer 8

Gave 2 million of financial aid to poorest parts of country

Question 9

When was the Gold Standard taken off?

Answer 9

1935

Question 10

Towards the end of the the period what happened to living standards and employment?

Answer 10

Rise in living standards

1 million employed

Question 11

Disadvantages of party?

Answer 11

Dependent on Liberal support
Economic situation
Huge unemployment

Question 12

By 1931, What was the number of unemployment?

Answer 12

3 million

Question 13

When was the National Government formed?

Answer 13

1931