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Flashcards by Vicki Crook, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Vicki Crook
almost 7 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| How did the Representation of the People Act (1918) contribute to a transformed political landscape? | • enfranchised women over 30 (introducing women to political life for the first time) • enfranchised more than 5 million working class men • contributed to a rise in popularity of the labour party • forced the Conservative party to appeal to a larger electorate • contributed to the decline of the Liberal party |
| Who was leader of the wartime coalition government 1916-1922? | David Lloyd George |
| Who was the first Labour Prime Minister in 1924? | Ramsay MadDonald |
| Why was the Labour party founded? | To represent union interests in parliament? |
| Which Labour leader became Prime Minister in 1945? | Clement Attlee |
| Why is the period 1945 to 1979 known as the 'consensus years'? | because both major parties broadly agreed with each other on economic policy. |
| What arguments have historians put forward to explain the decline of the Liberal party? | • The Liberals were doomed even before the First World War due to the failure of liberalism to cope with the threat of trade union strikes, suffragette militancy and problems in Northern Ireland. • The war forced Liberals to take 'illiberal' measures leading to the Lloyd George Vs. Asquith Liberal divide. • The impact of the introduction of the Representation of the People Act. • Rumours of corruption ('cash for honours' scandal and the 'Chanak incident'). |
| Why were working class women more likely to vote Conservative? | due to a perception that they stood more for stability and family values. |
| How can the rise in popularity of the Lbaou party be explained? | • They had emerged united at the end of the war. • The war led to a huge growth in trade union membership; unions funded the party from membership fees • The impact of the Representation of the People Act |
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