Tariff Reform Flashcards
Chamberlain claimed tariff reform would protect and create
Thousands of jobs
Locally chamberlain had seen the west midlands, an area of high industrial output
Suffer as a consequence of foreign competition
Internationally many of the big powers such as Germany and the USA had
Adopted some form of tariff system by 1903
Colonially, chamberlain wanted to unite and strengthen the empire against
The threat of germany france and russia
An effect of tariff reform was opposition from within who argued that gb was a ……….of food and overall cost of living would…..
Net importer
Increase
The conservatives divided as a result of tariff reform into
Three groups
Opposition outside of the conservative party were
United against tariff reform