changing political landscape Flashcards
what groups of people did liberals appeal to?
middle class educated workers
after 1918 where did the conservatives votes come from?
property owning women
What were the reasons for the decline of the liberal party?
1)lloyd george gained popularity from his coalition promising social reform.
2) the rise of the labour party
what was the chanak incident?
lloyd george decided to go to war with turkey if they reversed the terms of the peace treaty they were forced to sign in 1918
by the 1924 election what % decline did liberals votes experience?
12%
why did labour emerge after the war?
1)the unions funded the party from membership fees
2)they gained similar numbers of candidates to the conservatives
what was the national government?
A coalition set up by macdonald due to the disagreement with labour around the economic crisis of u employment.
what impact did the representation act have on the electorate size?
the electorate size increased as more working class had the vote, women voted conservatives as they believed in more traditional views
what problems did the labour government face?
The collapsation of the wall street stock exchange in new york which led to the decline in trade and production. this resulted in cuts being made which macdonald pressed ahead with in 1931
who was stanley baldwin and what did he do?
he was leader of conservatives and adopted protectionism and free trade which attracted liberals to conservatives in defence against labour
what action did stanley baldwin take to help post war?
he donated a fifth of his private fortune to reduce the size of the war loan which weakened the governments coalition as he gained more support from the working class and middle class
how significant was political extremism in the interwar period?
significant becuase facism was a key problem as mosley formed the british union of facists which caused racial discrimination resulting in the battle of cable street, however they didn’t gain support
