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The Conservative Collapse, 1902-1906 Flashcards

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How many seats did the Liberal Unionists gain in the 1900 general election?

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68

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How many seats did the Conservatives gain in the 1900 general election?

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334

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How many seats did the Conservative and Liberal Unionists have together?

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402 (51.1%)

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How many seats did the Liberals win in the 1900 general election?

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184 (44.6%)

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How many seats did the Irish Nationalists gain in the 1900 general election?

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82 (2.5%)

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How many seats did Labour win in the 1900 general election gain?

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2

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Define Free Trade

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An economic policy in which taxes are not applied to imports and exports and no barriers are applied

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What was the Lib-Lab pact?

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Agreement between the Liberals and the LRC in 1903 that said the Liberals wouldn’t put a candidate against the LRC where they have more chance of winning and vice versa.

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What was the point of the Lib-Lab pact?

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So votes weren’t split in marginal seats in the Conservative’s favour

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What was the LRC?

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The joining of the ILP and trade unions

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When was the LRC formed?

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1900

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Who were the non-conformists?

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Any Protestant church which isn’t the Anglican Church

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When did the Boer War take place?

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1899-1902

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Define jingoism

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An extreme form of nationalism

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Define imperialism

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The right to have an empire

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When did the Boer war end?

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1902

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What type of war did the Boers fight?

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Guerrilla

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What was the 1900 election about?

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Whether the public supported the traditional form of imperialism as they went to war

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Who was the Conservative leader in 1900?

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Lord Sailsbury

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What was the 1900 election also called?

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The Khaki election

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What was the impact of the Boer War in 1900?

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It was positive

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What did the Boer War raise questions about?

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National Efficiency

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Why were questions raised about national efficiency?

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Recruitment

Length of conflict

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What happened in Manchester during the Boer War?

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1/2 the men who went to signed up were too unfit

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What was the scorched earth policy?

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Where British soldier torched 30000 farms due to suspicions of the farmers aiding the Boers

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How many people die in concentration camps during the Boer War?

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28000 people

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What was the effect on the principle of imperialism by the Boer War?

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It blighted the concept of empire/imperialism

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When did Balfour become prime minister?

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1902

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How long did Balfour last?

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1902-5

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What was Conservatism in the 19th and early 20th Century?

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Empire/nationalism
Tradition
Effective

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When was the Conservative party formed?

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1834

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Which leader introduced the principle of empire?

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Disraeli

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What was the difference between the Liberals and the Conservatives?

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The Liberals were more progressive

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When was the Education Act introduced?

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1902

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Who created the Education Act?

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Balfour and the Conservatives

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What did the Education Act do?

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Introduced the idea of Local Education Authorities

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Why was the Education Act introduced?

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To improve efficiency after the Boer War

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When was the Wyndham Land Act introduced?

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1903

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What did the Wyndham Act do?

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Enabled Irish people to buy land through loans

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When was the Royal Commission on the Taff Vale case completed?

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1906

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What was poor relief?

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Where local distress committees were created to deal with local poor people

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What did Local Distress Committees rely on?

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Charitable funding

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What did Local distress committees not have?

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Central government funding

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What did the Wyndham Land Act reduce?

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Materialistic discontent

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What piece of legislation act introduced workhouses?

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Poor Law 1834

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What was the criticism of the 1902 Education Act?

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It provided funding “Rome on the rates”

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Who was not happy with the 1902 Education Act?

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Non Conformists (Non Protestant Anglicans)

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What did the 1902 Education Act do to the Liberal Party?

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It encouraged radical non conformists to start the Liberals rejuvenation

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What was the problem with the Royal Commission on the Taff Vale case?

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Took until 1906 to come to a decision

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What did the royal commission on the Taff Vale Case do to trade unions politically?

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Encouraged them to increase support the Liberals

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Who was behind Tariff Reform?

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Joseph Chamberlain

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What was tariff reform?

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Where foreign goods are tariffed

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When did Joseph Chamberlain leave the cabinet?

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1903

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Why did Joseph Chamberlain leave the cabinet?

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To support tariff reform

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What was the impact of the Tariff Reform upon the Conservative Party?

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The party split into 3

55
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Who criticised the British for the Boer War?

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The Kaiser

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How was Chinese Labour allowed?

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Because the original colonial secretary Joseph Chamberlain resigned in 1903 and so the next one allowed it

57
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Why was Chinese Labour in South African bad?

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Because it was reminiscent of the Boer War and Concentration camps

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What was the 1906 election for the Liberals?

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A landslide

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What were the Liberals split over in?

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Home rule

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When was the first home rule bill introduced?

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1886

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What party was formed because of the Liberal Home Rule argument?

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The Liberal Unionists

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Who led the Liberal Unionists?

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Joseph Chamberlain

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What was the second argument of the Liberals over?

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Empire

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What were the two Liberal empire splits?

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Campbell-Bannerman

The Liberal Imperialists (Roseberg)

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What were the basic principle of traditional liberalism?

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Free Trade
Individualism: Laissez Faire
Minimal Government
Progressive reform

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What were the principles of New Liberalism?

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Increased government intervention

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What did New Liberals think of Traditional Liberalism?

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It was negative freedom

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Why did Balfour call an election in 1905?

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Because he thought the Liberals would not be organised due to arguments over principles, home rule and empire

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Why did the Liberals win?

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The conservatives were weak
The liberals were united
The liberals had criticised weak Conservative policies

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What did the Liberals campaign?

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Traditional Liberalism
“Big Loaf”- Tariff Reform
Campbell-Bannerman’s view on empire

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When was the Lib-Lab Pact created?

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1903

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Why was the Lib-Lab pact created?

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To not split votes at marginal seats

To not split trade union funding

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Who did the militant non-conformists support?

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The Liberals

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Who did the Trade Unions support?

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Mainly the Liberals but also Labour

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Explain why the issue of Chinese Slavery in 1903 caused opposition to the Conservative government

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Joseph Chamberlain’s resignation
Reminiscent of Boer War
Humanitarianism

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When did the Boer War take place?

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1899-1902

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When did the Taff Vale Judgement take place?

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1901

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What did the Taff Vale judgement say?

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The amalgamated society of railway servants had to pay £23000 in damages to employers for strike action

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When did the Education Act pass?

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1902

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What did the 1902 Education Act do?

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Abolished old school boards and created LEAs

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