The Campbell Affair and the Zinoviev Letter Flashcards
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The Campbell Affair
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Communist magazine editor J.R. Campbell accused of incitement to mutiny.
Labour Attorney General withdrew the charges.
Liberals accused Labour of being pro-revolution and withdrew support.
Labour government resigned.
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The Zinoviev Letter
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Shortly after the Campbell affair - Labour reputation already ruined.
Conservative supporting newspaper Daily Mail published a letter - supposedly from a leading Russian Communist.
Advised the Communist Party how to effect a revolution in Britain.
Shown to be a hoax - did irreparable harm to Labour.
