1A: Changing political landscape

Question 1

How did Labour benefit from the division of the Liberals in 1922?

Answer 1

Led to the growth of Labour, where in 1922 the number of Labour seats doubled

Question 2

What was the 1918 election called?

Answer 2

Coupon election

Question 3

Who won the 1918 coupon election?

Answer 3

Conservative and Liberal coalition BUT in the coalition the Conservatives dominated

Question 4

Who led the Conservative and Liberal coalition in the 1918 election?

Answer 4

David Lloyd George

Question 5

How was DLG viewed pre-1918?

Answer 5

Man who won the war

Question 6

What did DLG promise the soldiers after WW1 ended?

Answer 6

Land fit for heroes

Question 7

How was DLG viewed after 1918?

Answer 7

Unreliable as involved with selling knighthood scandal and marriage affair

Question 8

How did DLG’s scandal impact the Liberal party?

Answer 8

Led to a downfall of support for the party

Question 9

When did Labour first come into government?

Answer 9

1924

Question 10

Who was the leader of the Labour party in 1924?

Answer 10

McDonald

Question 11

When was the second Labour government?

Answer 11

1929-31

Question 12

When did the Labour government resign?

Answer 12

1931

Question 13

Who got involved after McDonald wanting to resign in 1931?

Answer 13

King George V

Question 14

What did King George V demand to occur?

Answer 14

Demanded a national government in 1931

Question 15

What other parties emerged post WW1?

Answer 15

British Union of Fascists(BUF)

Question 16

How popular was the BUF?

Answer 16

Peak membership of 50,000 in 1930

Question 17

What event did the rise of the BUF lead to?

Answer 17

Battle fo Cable Street

Question 18

When did the Battle of Cable Street occur?

Answer 18

1936

Question 19

How many were injured in the Battle of Cable street?

Answer 19

100+ injured

Question 20

What is another political party which emerged post WW1?

Answer 20

CPGB (Communist Party of GB) 1920

Question 21

How successful were the CPGB?

Answer 21

1924: 1 MP (got an MP only after 4 years of party being established)
1945: 2 MPs

Question 22

What member of the royal family abdicated?

Answer 22

Edward VIII

Question 23

When did Edward VIII abdicate?

Answer 23

1936

Question 24

Who was PM during the abdication of Edward VIII?

Answer 24

Chamberlain

Question 25

When was Chamberlain PM?

Answer 25

1937-1940

Question 26

Was Chamberlain a successful Conservative leader during WW2?

Answer 26

No, failed to form a coalition government as Labour refused

Question 27

Who was PM during WW2?

Answer 27

Churchill

Question 28

Who was in cabinet during WW2?

Answer 28

A mixed cabinet of Liberals, Labour and Conservatives

Question 29

Who won the election in 1945?

Answer 29

Labour (Attlee)

Question 30

How successful were Labour in the 1945 election?

Answer 30

A landslide victory of 393 seats in parliament and received 11.9 mill votes

Question 31

What were the key changes Labour implemented after 1945?

Answer 31

NHS | Industrial Charter 1947

Question 32

Which economist did both Labour and Conservatives commit to?

Answer 32

Keynesian economics

Question 33

What were the key aims of Keynesian economics?

Answer 33

Full employment and creation of a welfare state= consensus era

Question 34

What happened to the Labour party during the 50s?

Answer 34

Labour weakened by infighting Bevanites vs Gaitskellites | Conservatives dominated throughout period

Question 35

When was the end of Conservative dominance?

Answer 35

1963

Question 36

Which Conservative PM resigned in 1963?

Answer 36

Macmillan

Question 37

What did the ‘One Nation Tory’ show?

Answer 37

Reflected beleifs that societies exist and develop organically

Question 38

Who won the 1964 election?

Answer 38

Labour

Question 39

Why did Labour beat the Conservatives during he 1964 election?

Answer 39

Profumo scandal and illness of Macmillan | Labour aprty more modern

Question 40

Who was PM during 1964?

Answer 40

Wilson

Question 41

What did Wilson do to keep the unions content?

Answer 41

Growth of anger from unions makes Wilson settle with ‘In Place of Strife’ 1969

Question 42

When did the Winter of Discontentment occur?

Answer 42

1978-1979