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6. Who was Geddes Axe named after

  • Edward Gedde
  • George Gedde
  • Ian Gedde
  • DLG

7. what did John Wheaties housing act change

  • nationalised the home building trades
  • it made unemployment benefits claimable for more than 2 weeks
  • it made addisons houses available for rent
  • put local authorities in charge of child care

8. Balfours...

  • Poodle
  • followers
  • gang
  • whips

9. How many people made up the Jarrow Crusade

  • 150
  • 200
  • 300
  • 100

10. How long did labours first government last

  • 2 months
  • 8 months
  • 9 months
  • one year

11. When was the Parliament act

  • 1909
  • 1908
  • 1911
  • 1910

12. What DLG quote can be used to argue war was a nessecity

  • 'Britain should maintain military authority over Europe'
  • 'British humiliation is too high a cost for peace'
  • 'British surrender is too high a cost for peace'
  • 'we will fight them on the beaches'

13. How did DLG respond to the Irish convention

  • ignored them
  • divided Ireland
  • suspended home rule
  • held a meeting

14. who published the zinoviev letter

  • the sun
  • daily mail
  • the times
  • daily express

15. who out Britain on the gold standered

  • Balfour
  • churchill
  • Baldwin
  • Bonar-law

16. Who was the leader of the conservative after Bonar-Law, crucial figure in the carlton club meeting?

  • Austen Chamberlain
  • Baldwin
  • DLG
  • Balfour

17. what was DLG accused of selling in the honours scandel

  • shares
  • government property
  • peerages
  • autographs

18. how much of the countries revenue was made from direct taxation during the war

  • 4%
  • 86%
  • 54%
  • 10%

19. what did the trades dispute act prohibit

  • stopping strikes without a legal reason
  • sympathy strikes on behalf of other trades
  • stopping strikes lead by trade unions
  • trade unions campaigning for change on staple industries

20. when was Taff Vale

  • 1889
  • 1901
  • 1909
  • 1906