People

Question 0

William Gladstone

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Liberal leader and pm until 1894
Liberals split over home rule in 1886
After his death liberals started new liberalism

Question 1

Lord Salisbury

Answer 1

Leader of conservatives and pm until 1902

Started reforms in rural areas

Question 2

Kier hardie

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Father of labour
Former liberal
First labour leader in 1906
First labour mp

Question 3

Henry Campbell bannerman

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Liberal leader from 1898-1908
Pm from 1905-1908
Reunited liberals and won the 1906 election

Question 4

Joseph chamberlain

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Left liberals in 1886 as of home rule

Joined Balfour left because f protective tariffs

Question 5

A.J Balfour

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Leader of conservatives
Mis calculation lost 1906 and 1910 elections
Left in 1911 after party rebellion

Question 6

H.H Asquith

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Liberal lease and pm in 1908
Presided over reforms in 1908 and 1914
Replaced by Lloyd George in 1916
Split liberals from 1916 till death in 1928

Question 7

David Lloyd George

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President of board of trade in 1906
Chancellor of exchequer in 1908
People budget 1909
Liberal pm in 1916
Left coalition in 1922

Question 8

Winston churchill

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Conservative to liberal in 1904
President of board of trade 1908-10
Helped with reforms
Home Secretary 1910
First lord of the admiralty 1911

Question 9

Edward VII

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Reigned 1901-1910

Question 10

George V

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Reigned 1910-1936

Question 11

Andrew bonar law

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Mp in 1900
Leader if conservatives in 1911
Supported ulster unionists during home rule bill
Pm from 1922-23

Question 12

Edward Carson

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Leader of Protestant ulster
Believed in GB and Ireland Union
Led signin of ulster convent
Formed ulster volunteer force
Ensured union stayed with Britain

Question 13

Ramsey macdonald

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Negotiated lib lab pact in 1903
Labour leader in 1911
Resigned during ww1
First labour pm in 1923 and again in 1929
Formed national government in 1931

Question 14

Arthur Henderson

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First labour mp to sit on cabinet in 1915
Resigned in 1917
Draughted new constitution in 1918
Refused to follow macdonald into national government

Question 15

Ernest Bevin

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Founded TGWU
during ww2 minister for labour
1945-51 labour foreign secretary

Question 16

Stanley Baldwin

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Pm from 1923, 1924-29, 1935-37

Saw general strike 1926 and abdication crisis 1936

Question 17

Herbert smith

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General strike leader

Question 18

A.J cook

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General strike leader

Question 19

Philip snowdon

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Labour mp from 1906
Chancellor of exchequer in 1st and 2nd labour government
Joined macdonald in national government
Resigned over free trade

Question 20

Neville chamberlain

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Pm from 1937
Strong supported of appeasement
Praised for Munich conference until invasion of Poland in 1939
Resigned in 1940

Question 21

Lord Halifax

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Foreign secretary in 1930’s
Seen as best choice to replace chamberlain while peace was still possible
As a peer he did not sit in the commons so turned people off

Question 22

John Maynard Keynes

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Believed government spending would help get out of slump

Only gained support after 1945

Question 23

Winston Churchill

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Liberal to conservative in 1924
Disliked by labour and unions for bitterness of general strike
Military experience in Sudan, India and as 1st lord of admiralty
Leader of admiralty in 1939 held only British victories
Contracts with USA helped them enter war

Question 24

George Lansbury

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Socialist and pacifist and a labour mp 1932-1935 labour leader Pacifism was criticised following violence on continent

Question 25

Clement Atlee

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Ww1 officer and labour mp in 1922 Left macdonald in 1931 Labour leader from 1935 following lansburys resignation 1940 joined church ills coalition and became deputy prime minister Won 1945 landslide and again in 1951 Presided over greatest reforms of 20th Century

Question 26

Herbert Morrison

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Labour leader of London county council Responsible for London's punks trasport system and implementation of green belt Became Home Secretary in 1943 and helped with safety and bombing in uk

Question 27

Lord Woolton

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Became minister for food in 1940 Gained respect for management of rationing Post war he helped rebuild the conservatives and win in 1951

Question 28

William Beveridge

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Expert in unemployment and social insurance Advisor of liberal reforms Greenwood asked him for national insurance reforms he drew up a whole new welfare system

Question 29

R A Butler

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Conservative president for education 1941-45 | Drew up 1944 education bill

Question 30

Henry Willink

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conservative minister for health 1939-45 | Drew up NHS plans but never implemented them because of 1945 defeat

Question 31

Hugh Dalton

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Labour pm served in ww2 coalition for minsister for economic warfare Chancellor of the exchequer 1945-47 Resigned because he pre revealed his budget to the press

Question 32

Harold Macmillan

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Progressive conservative mp in 1920's and 1930's | Supported welfare reforms

Question 33

Aneurin Bevin

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Trade unionist turned labour mp Given tasks of building the NHS and building as many homes as possible Resigned in 1951 over prescription charges

Question 34

Hugh Gaitskell

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Succeed cripps as chancellor of the exchequer | Implemented prescription charges