Labour in Power: 1921-1931. 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain - 19th century onwardsASWJEC Created by: JoHastingsCreated on: 24-03-18 16:09 Which type of government did Labour form in 1929? How many seats did they win? Minority. 288. 1 of 11 After the housing act and coal mines act, why was the government unable to achieve further reform? They were a minority government, so other parties wouldn't let them. 1929 wall street crash led to a financial crisis. 2 of 11 How high was unemployment by 1930? 2.5 million. 3 of 11 How did MacDonald and Snowdon respond to advice from Mosely and Lloyd-George? They ignored the advice. They cut expenditure as much as possible, hoping that the free market would generate its own recovery. 4 of 11 What did the May report forecast? That there would be a budget defecit of £120 million. 5 of 11 Whose salaries and payments did the May report want to cut? Public servants (army, civil servants, judges, police). Teachers proposed to have wages cut by 10%. 6 of 11 How did foreign investors react to the proposed cuts in the May report? American and French bankers said they could provide further loans if unemployment benefit was cut by 10%. 7 of 11 What did Snowden and MacDonald agree to implement after the report? Most of the May report's recommendations. 10% cut in unemployment benefit. 8 of 11 How did the cabinet react to this? It caused a lot of arguments, the cut in benefit was only approved by 11 votes to 9. 9 of 11 Whose resignation did MacDonald hand in in August 1929? The Labour government's. 10 of 11 What did MacDonald do next? Who was in the cabinet? Stayed as Prime minister. He set up a national government with a cabinet consisting of Conservatives, Liberals and 3 Labour MPs (1931). 11 of 11
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