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1
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When did Britain declare war on Germany?

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4 August 1914

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2
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When was the Defence of the Realm Act passed?

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8 August 1914 - Gave the State increased control in people’s lives

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3
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When did the Conservatives withdraw support for Asquith?

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1916 - Wanted Lloyd George to replace Asquith

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4
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When did Asquith official resign?

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5th December 1916

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5
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When did Lloyd George form a new coalition government?

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7th December 1916

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6
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Who was the first ever Labour MP to be given a place in the cabinet?

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Arthur Henderson in 1916

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7
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When did Henderson resign from the cabinet?

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August 1917

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8
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What did Henderson’s resignation allow him to do?

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Reorganise the Labour party

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9
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After the war how many people were members of Trade Unions?

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8 million

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10
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When did Labour adopt Clause IV?

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February 1918

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11
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When was the Representation of the People Act passed?

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1918 - Gave married women over 30 the vote and all men over 21

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12
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How many seats did the Conservatives win in the 1918 election?

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344

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13
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How many seats did the Liberals win in the 1918 election?

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62

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14
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When was the Education Act passed?

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1914 - Raised leaving age to 14, increased subsidies for secondary schools

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15
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When was Addison’s Housing Act passed?

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1919 - Obligated authorities to ensure people had decent housing

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16
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How many houses built under Addison’s Housing Act?

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170,000

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17
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When was the Unemployment Act passed?

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1920 - Extended to cover 12 million workers with unemployment insurance

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18
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When was the Agriculture Act passed?

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1920 - Supported agriculture by maintaining war time guarantee on prices and a minimum wage for farm labourers

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19
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When did Addison leave the government?

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March 1921 - When housing subsidies were ended

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20
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In 1921 how many working days were lost due to trade union activity?

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86 million

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21
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When did Bonar Law resign?

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May 1921 - Ill Health

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22
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When was the Honours Scandal?

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1922 - Lloyd George accused of selling peerages to finance his own political party

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23
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When was the Chanak Affair?

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1922 - Lloyd George ordered British forces to intervene without consulting the cabinet

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24
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When was the Carlton Club Meeting?

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1922 - The Conservatives voted to fight the next election alone

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25
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When did Lloyd George resign?

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19 October 1922 - Same day as Carlton Club meeting

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26
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How many seats did the Conservatives win in the 1922 election?

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330

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27
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How many seats did the Liberals (Asquithian and Lloyd George) win in the 1922 election?

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116

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28
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How many seats did Labour win in the 1922 election?

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142

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29
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By 1918, how many factories did the Ministry of Munitions manage?

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250

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30
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By 1918, how many workers did the Ministry of Munitions control?

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Almost 4 million workers

31
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How much was government spending in 1913?

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£200 million

32
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How much was government spending in 1918?

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£2600 million

33
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How much did food prices rise by the end of the war?

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Doubled

34
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When was the Housing and Town Planning Act passed?

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1919 - Encourage local governments to clear slums and construct low-rent homes for the working class

35
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How much was Addison paying for houses compared to their true building cost?

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Addison was paying £910 when the true cost was only £385

36
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What did the withdrawal of housing subsidies in 1922 mean?

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Shortage of 800,000 houses

37
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What did the committee under Geddes recommend on government spending cuts?

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£86 million

38
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What did the Geddes Axe reduce cuts to?

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£64 million

39
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When was the Treasury Agreement?

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1914 - Trade Unions involved in vital war work agreed not to strike

40
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When was the Munitions of War Act passed?

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1915 - Banned strikes for munition workers

41
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In 1917 how many strikes were there across Britain?

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48

42
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What did the Sankey commission recommend?

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Nationalisation of the coal mines

43
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How much did Britain’s capability to produce steel increase by during the war?

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50%

44
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How many tons of shipping did Britain build during the war?

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2 million tons

45
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How many tons of shipping were needed in Britain by 1918?

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0.5 million tons

46
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Did Britain have a favourable trade balance by 1921-22?

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No

47
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Which countries threatened coal production in Britain?

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Germany and Poland

48
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Which countries threatened the textiles industry in Britain?

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The US and Japan

49
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How many working men were taken out of the economy into the armed forces?

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6 million

50
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Around how many women entered the workforce?

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1 million

51
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How many women moved from peacetime work to wartime jobs?

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250,000

52
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By 1918 what proportion of the workforce was female?

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1/3

53
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By 1918 what percentage of the workforce in shell factories was female?

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80%

54
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Was the percentage of female workers in 1921 different from 1911?

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There was little difference

55
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When did the National Miners’ strike begin?

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1 April 1921

56
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What were the miners forced to accept after the strike failed?

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Wages 20% lower than in 1914

57
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How many people signed up to fight in 1914?

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1 million

58
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Altogether how many men volunteered to fight in WW1?

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2.5 million

59
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When was conscription introduced?

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1916

60
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How many were killed in WW1?

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750,000

61
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When did Redmond became the leader of the Irish Volunteers?

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August 1914 - Renamed them to the National Volunteers

62
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How many broke away from the National Volunteers over involvement in the war?

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10,000 in 1916 - Took name of Irish Volunteers

63
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When did a small group plan an uprising?

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Easter 1916

64
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How many armed rebels seized the General Post Office in Dublin on Easter 1916?

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1000

65
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How many people died as a result of the Easter Rising?

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450

66
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Why did the Easter Rising fail?

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Only 1600 joined the rebels and the British were stronger although unprepared

67
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By 1917 how many Sinn Fein members were there?

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250,000

68
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What did the 1918 election mark for Irish parties?

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The end of the Irish Nationalists and the rise of Sinn Fein

69
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What did the Sinn Fein set up after their election?

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The Dail Eireann

70
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What did the Government do in response to Sinn Fein?

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Declared Sinn Fein to be illegal in August 1919 and the Dail in September

71
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What did Lloyd George authorize the recruitment of in response to the IRA?

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The Black and Tans

72
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When did both sides of the war of independence agree to a truce?

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11 July 1921

73
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When was the war of independence?

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1919-21

74
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When was the Anglo-Irish Treaty?

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1921 - Ireland became a self-governing dominion and Northern Ireland remained part of the UK

A Level History: Britain 1906-1957 (6 decks)

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