How successful was LG in dealing with post-war problems 1918-22

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  • Created by: Zobby
  • Created on: 15-05-16 17:26

How successful was LG in dealing with post-war problems 1918-22

Causes

  • Demobalisation of troops
  • Addison's Housing Act 1919
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Industrial unrest
  • Irish Home Rule
  • War debt

Effects

  • Shifted from wartime to peacetime economy in 1919
  • Built 200,000 council houses, failed deliver on 'Home for Heroes'
  • Extended, intro of 'the dole', failure to prevent mass unemployment
  • Avoiding strike, limited success however
  • 'Solution' through partition, policy against using terror and repression = comprimise
  • Limited in success

Overall summary

Lloyd George had to deal with the ending of the war and peace time economy switch over. 

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