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WW1 And The Liberals Flashcards

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1
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Which liberal leader took the liberals into WW1

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Herbert Asquith

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2
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What happened to Asquith in 1916

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He was forced from office

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Which men planned the war with Asquith

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Lord Kitchener - secretary of war
John Fisher - first sea lord
Churchill - first lord of the admiralty

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4
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What was the shell crisis

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An acute shortage of artillery shells

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5
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What happened in spring of 1915

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Reports leaked of shortages

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6
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What did Asquith declare on 20 April

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After assurances from Lord Kitchener, Asquith declared that there were supplies of shells

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7
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What did the french leak

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Reports to the times

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8
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What did the daily mail do

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Criticised Kitchener and the scandal resulted in him losing significant power within the cabinet

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9
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What happened to control of munitions

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Lloyd George became minister of munitions in 1915

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10
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What did Asquith do in 1915

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Invited Bonar Law and the unionists as well Arthur Henderson and Labour.

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11
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What happened to Asquith in 1916

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He came under pressure to increase conscription

He was originally opposed to this as it was seen as illiberal

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12
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What did Asquith relent on

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He allowed conscription to become law after pressure from Lloyd George and public opinion , making him look weak

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13
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Who died in June 1916

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lord Kitchener

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14
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What did Lloyd George become in 1916

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Secretary of State for war

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What made people think Asquith couldn’t win the war

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Naval battle of Jutland
Somme
Nationalist uprising in Dublin

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16
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What happened on 5 December 1916

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Lloyd George resigned

17
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Why did Asquith resign

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He believed no other government would be formed and he could come back on his own terms

18
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How did Lloyd George become PM

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With support from the unionists, labour and his own minority

19
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What did Asquith do well

A

He managed to satisfy both camps that were split over the war

20
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Why was Asquith held back by the war

A

It was seen as illiberal

21
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What was Asquith criticised about with his handling of the war

A

He seemed to care more for liberalism than the war

22
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What did the issue of conscription do

A

Created rifts in the party

23
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What was wrong with Asquith’s middle of the road approach

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He was unable to appease Lloyd George whilst also seeming to look incompetent and a traitor to liberalism

24
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What did Wilson say about the coalition

A

‘It represented a rebuff to liberalism and a triumph for right wing press’

25
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What did Lloyd George hold his nerve over

A

Severe shortages, Russia leaving the war and the horrific casualties in France and Belgium

26
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What was good about the war cabinet

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The 5 man cabinet was well organised, focusing on total war

27
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What did Lloyd George introduce

A

Convoy system

28
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What debate did Lloyd George stay in power throughout

A

Maurice debate

29
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What happened to the party under Lloyd George

A

Divisions became deeper

30
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What was Lloyd George accused of

A

Sacrificing the party to stay in power

31
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What did AJP Taylor argue about Lloyd George

A

Lloyd George was an energising figure and was the reason Britain won the war

32
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What was DORA

A

Defence of the realm act gave the government wide powers to introduce restrictions on the civilian population at any time whilst they were at war. Through DORA, casualty figures were manipulated (press censorship)

33
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What was the Maurice debate

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Asquith accused Lloyd George of lying about how many soldiers the army actually had

34
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Which army general did Lloyd George dislike and why

A

general Hague. He didn’t like that he had no concern for the individual soldier, but he supported him in order to win the war

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