Political Impacts of WW1
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- Created on: 15-01-15 18:29
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- Political Impact of WW1
- National coalition
- post war
- coupon election
- Asquith & liberals Vs DLG and the coalition
- DLG had lots of popularity amongst the public
- DLG - 133 seats
- Asquith - 28 seats
- Labour - 63 seats
- conservative's - 333 seats
- Asquith & liberals Vs DLG and the coalition
- coupon election
- post war
- liberals
- went against their own beliefs in 1915
- were unable to give people freedom they promised
- needed state intervention to win the war
- were unable to give people freedom they promised
- Asquith resigned as PM
- David Lloyd George became PM
- Split over Asquith & DLG
- Maurice debate
- DLG continued the coalition even after the war
- saw the revival of the Tori's
- DLG continued the coalition even after the war
- Maurice debate
- went into decline after the war
- went against their own beliefs in 1915
- Conservatives
- politically weak at the outbreak of war
- gained popularity following liberals decisions on home rule
- emphasised patriotism, militarism, and unity of the empire
- what the public wanted
- labour
- nearly split in 1914
- over the outbreak of war.
- believed in international cooperation
- over the outbreak of war.
- MacDonald
- criticised in the press for not supporting entry to war
- leader of labour 1911
- resigned in the war due to his pacifism
- Arthur Henderson
- first labour politician to have a place in the cabinet
- 1916
- first labour politician to have a place in the cabinet
- Gained more votes after the war due to a widening of the franchise
- nearly split in 1914
- Irish Nationals
- a disaster
- still didn't have home rule due to the start of the war
- lost support in Ireland to Sinn Fein
- Dublin Easter Rising
- 1916
- a disaster
- National coalition
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