The Era Of The Great War #21: Political Parties

Question 1

Liberal party pre-wa

Answer 1

Dominant force in UK

Question 2

Why was it hypocritical that liberals claimed to stand for freedom and choice?

Answer 2

They had introduced restrictions on many aspects of daily life eg. Conscription

Question 3

Why did some liberals oppose conscription?

Answer 3

Forced men into the army

Question 4

Why did the liberal government form a coalition?

Answer 4

Many were split on their wartime policies like conscription

Question 5

Who led the liberals in 1914?

Answer 5

Asquith

Question 6

When was the coalition formed? Who was involved?

Answer 6

• 1915
• libs, tories, labour

Question 7

When did Asquith resign?

Answer 7

1916

Question 8

Who were the liberal party divided by?

Answer 8

Asquith supporters and David Lloyd George supporters

Question 9

What did Asquith supporters do?

Answer 9

Left the govt in protest

Question 10

By 1920, the liberals had…

Answer 10

Ceased to be an effective political force

Question 11

Conservatives represented

Answer 11

Traditional morals and values

Question 12

What was one reason the conservatives were successful?

Answer 12

The were well funded

Question 13

Who did the conservatives appeal to?

Answer 13

• young scots who wished to be successful
• built up support in rural areas
• those frightened for the rise of the Labour Party
• middle class who feared communism and revolution

Question 14

How did conservatives attract female voters who had freshly gotten the vote?

Answer 14

They promised that the would help support the family

Question 15

What new methods did the conservatives use?

Answer 15

Cinema, to put their ideas across

Question 16

Post-war strength of the conservatives?

Answer 16

• many conservative candidates for post-war elections were veterans, which made the seem good candidates for a post-war government
• this also made them seem patriotic

Question 17

Labour pre-war

Answer 17

• No experience of government

Question 18

How did labour begin to come into power?

Answer 18

Through joining the coalition government in 1915

Question 19

How were Labour influential in 1915?

Answer 19

The government now listened to trade unions and worked with them to run the economy effectively

Question 20

Increase in Labour candidates?

Answer 20

1914: never put up more than 78 people at an election
1918: 361

Question 21

What is a constituency?

Answer 21

An area in which an MP represents in parliament

Question 22

Growth in Labour organisation

Answer 22

1914: no national organisation
1918: well organised with separate constituency branches

Question 23

What were the Labour Party divided on?

Answer 23

Whether on not to to to war: but most supported

Question 24

What did the war lead Labour to do post-war?

Answer 24

Develop policies to help them deal with a post-war situation

Question 25

Two of Labour’s post-war policies?

Answer 25

• minimum wage
• control of industry to help promote people’s welfare

Question 26

How did the Labour Party benefit post-war?

Answer 26

Trade union membership

Question 27

Increase in trade union membership

Answer 27

1913: 4,135,000
End of war: 6,533,333