The Rise Of The Labour Party

Question 1

Context as to the rise of the Labour Party

Answer 1

1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Russie

Lord Curzon (Foreign Secretary 1919-24) “the spectre of communism looms large over us”

Question 2

Red Clyside

Answer 2

Glasgow 1919
Closest to a revolution GB got
Isolated incident

Question 3

1922 election

Answer 3

Bonar Law’s Conservative party won the election with 345 seats giving them a majority of 75 in Commons
Labour gained 142 seats making them the official party of opposition
1923 Bonar Law resigned so Baldwin took over- supporter of Chamberlains tariff reform- Jan 1924 election had pro-tariff stance

Question 4

1924 election

Answer 4

Conservatives took a pro-tariff stance
Reduced seats to 258
Labour took 191
Liberals 159

Question 5

How did Labour come to be in Government in 1924?

Answer 5

Tariff reform
Conservatives didn’t have enough to seats for a majority
Baldwin allowed labour to take charge- Labour didn’t have majority so Cons could control legislation and if Lab failed then Cons would be natural party of choice

Question 6

The fourth great reform act

Answer 6

1918-
all men over 21 could vote.
All women over the age of 30