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1
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How many seats did the Conservatives win in the 1922 election?

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330

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How many seats did Labour win in the 1922 election?

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142

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How many Liberal options were there in the 1922 election?

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3

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How many seats did the Conservatives win in the 1923 election?

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258

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How many seats did Labour win in the 1923 election?

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191

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What percentage of the vote did the Liberals win compared to Labour in the 1923 election?

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29.6% compared to Labour’s 30.5%, this did not translate into seats however, Labour received more seats

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7
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How many seats did the Conservatives win in the 1924 election?

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419

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How many seats did Labour win in the 1924 election?

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151

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9
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Did the Liberal party have a source of income for paying for electoral costs?

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No, campaigns were much smaller as a result

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10
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What support had the Liberals lost?

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Irish Nationalists, workers and nonconformists

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11
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For how long was Bonar Law in power after the 1922 election?

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8 months

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12
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Who succeeded Bonar Law?

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Baldwin

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13
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Why did Baldwin hold another general election?

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On tariff reform

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14
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What was the result of the 1923 election?

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Labour and Liberals increased their seats, causing a vote of no confidence in Baldwin’s leadership

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What was formed as a result of Baldwin’s resignation?

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Labour minority government under Ramsay MacDonald

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16
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What was MacDonald’s aim in 1924?

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Gain confidence of the country

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17
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Did the Labour government of 1924 give preferential treatment to Trade Unions?

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No

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18
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When was Wheatley’s Housing Act passed?

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1924 - Increased subsidies for building houses, insisted that these houses were for rent not sale

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19
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How many houses were built under Wheatley’s Housing Act by 1933?

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Half a million

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20
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What resulted out of a conference chaired by MacDonald with countries such as the US, Germany and France?

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The Dawes Plan - Reduced German reparations, negotiated French withdrawal from the Ruhr and set up loans for Germany

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21
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Why was Labour’s involvement in the Campbell case controversial?

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They were seen as too soft on Communism and as interfering in the justice system

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22
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What did MacDonald insist after the Campbell case?

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The government would resign if the majority of MPs voted in favour of an enquiry into the Campbell Case

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23
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When was the Campbell Case?

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September 1924 - J.R.Campbell urged soldiers to disobey orders if ordered to fire on striking workers

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24
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How did the MPs vote on the Campbell Case?

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The majority voted in favour resulting in a general election being called

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25
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When was the Zinoviev Letter published?

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During the 1924 election campaign

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26
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What was the Zinoviev Letter?

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A letter from the USSR to the British Communist Party promoting that they infiltrate the Labour government and bring down the British state

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27
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What did the Representation of the People Act preserve?

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Plural voting

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28
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What did Churchill returning the pound to the Gold Standard do?

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Increased its value by 10%

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29
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What did the unemployed become known as?

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The intractable million

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30
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When was the Contributory Old Age Pension Act passed?

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1925 - Workers and wives received a pension of 10s a week at the age of 65

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31
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When was the National Insurance Act passed?

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1925 - Unemployment insurance could be claimed indefinitely if the worker was genuinely seeking work

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32
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When was the Local Government Act passed?

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1929 - Gave local authorities extra duties concerning areas such as public health, they now had greater responsibility

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33
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When was the Electricity Act passed?

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1926 - Set up Central Electricity Board which created modern power stations and a power grid to distribute power across the country

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34
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What broadcasting system was established at this time?

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The British Broadcasting System

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35
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When was the second Representation of the People Act passed?

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1928 - Gave vote to women over 21, putting franchise on equal terms for both men and women

36
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How much did the electorate increase with the Representation of the People Act?

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Increased from 22 million to 29 million

37
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How many female voters were there compared to male voters?

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2 million more women than men voters

38
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How did Baldwin communicate with the people?

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Radio and cinema newsreels

39
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How much more was motor car production in the mid 1920’s compared to 1913?

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Three times more

40
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What was economic growth like between 1923 and 1929 compared to before 1914?

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It was much faster

41
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How many jobs were provided by the service sector in the 1920’s?

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Around 1 million

42
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What did the pounds exchange rate with the US dollar become after Britain returned to the Gold Standard?

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Raised to $4.86 from $3.40

43
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In 1926 how many working days were lost as a result of strikes?

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162.2 million

44
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How much money did the coal industry lose in the first six months of 1925?

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£2.1 million

45
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How did the government intervene in the disagreement between miners and owners?

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Provided subsidies and set up the Samuel Commission to investigate

46
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What did the Samuel Commission report?

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Wage cuts needed, longer working hours not needed and rejected nationalisation

47
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When did the government subsidies to miners end?

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April 1926

48
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When did the miners announce a lockout would be?

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1 May 1926 - Unless miners accepted wage cuts and longer working hours

49
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When did the TUC call on other trade unionists for a strike to support the miners cause?

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1 May 1926

50
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When did the Government pass the 1920 Emergency Powers Act?

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1 May 1926 - Declared a state of emergency

51
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When did Baldwin abruptly end discussions with TUC leaders?

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2 May 1926

52
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When did the General strike begin?

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3 May 1926

53
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When did the General strike end?

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12 May 1926 - TUC accepted a compromise without the miners

54
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How long did the General Strike last?

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9 days

55
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How many volunteers supplemented the armed forces?

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100,000

56
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What was the name of the Conservative newspaper ran by Churchill?

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The British Gazette

57
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What was the name of the TUC newspaper?

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The Daily Worker

58
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How much did the strike cost TUs?

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Millions

59
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When was the Trade Disputes Act passed?

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1927 - Made sympathetic strikes illegal and made it more difficult for TUs to fund Labour campaigns

60
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What did trade union membership drop to in 1927?

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Below 5 million

61
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What percentage of the workforce remained unemployed?

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10-15%

62
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When was the Matrimonial Causes Act passed?

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1923 - Women no longer had to prove cruelty or desertion as an additional cause to adultery as grounds for a divorce

63
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When was the Guardianship of Infants Act passed?

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1924 - Gave guardianship of infant children to both parents jointly

64
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When was the Representation of the People Act (Equal Franchise) passed?

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1928 - Gave women over 21 the vote

65
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How many women worked in the domestic service in 1931?

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1.6 million

66
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In 1931 what was a women’s wage compared to a male’s?

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Half

67
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What were many women victims to?

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The marriage bar, where women were sacked when they got married

68
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How many women were in paid employment in 1911?

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35%, 5.2 million

69
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How many women were in paid employment in 1931?

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34%, 6.3 million

70
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In 1924 what percent of women MPs made up the House of Commons?

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Less than 1%

71
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In 1920 how many papers were there and what was their circulation?

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2 papers with a million circulation

72
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In 1930 how many papers were there and what was their circulation?

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5 papers with a million circulation each

73
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In 1925 what percentage of films shown were British?

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5%

74
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When was the Cinematograph Act passed?

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1927 - Ensured 7.5% of films shown were British

75
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When was the British Broadcasting Company founded?

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1922

76
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When did the BBC change from company to corporation?

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1926

77
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How many licenses for radios were there in 1922?

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36,000

78
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How many licenses for radios were there in 1926?

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2 million

79
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How many licenses for radios were there in the late 1930’s?

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Over 8 million

80
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When was the Remembrance Poppy adopted as the official emblem of remembrance?

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1922

81
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What was the Conservative Party message in the 1929 election?

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Safety First

82
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What was the Labour Party message in the 1929 election?

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Socialist Commonwealth

83
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What was the Liberal Party message in the 1929 election?

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We Can Conquer Unemployment

84
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How many seats did the Conservatives win in the 1929 election?

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260

85
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How many seats did Labour win in the 1929 election?

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288

86
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How many seats did the Liberals win in the 1929 election?

A

59

87
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Who was the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1929 Labour government?

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Snowden

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

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