The General Election of 1906

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How many seats did the Liberal Party win in the election?

399.

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How many seats did the Conservative party win in the election?

156.

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How many seats did the Labour party win in the election?

29.

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What was wrong with the Liberal party in the late 1800s?

They were experiencing a 'crisis of identity': they needed to gain support from the working classes but changing their policies to suit them would result in a loss of support from rich sponsors.

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What did voters blame the Conservative government for during the Boer war?

Military incompetence: Britain lost the war when they weren't expecting to.

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Which groups of voters were upset by the 1902 education act?

Non-conformists who typically voted for the Liberals.

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What is a tariff?

A tax on imported goods.

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Who made a speech calling for tariff reform in 1903?

Joseph Chamberlain.

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What effect did the speech for tariff reform have on the Unionist (Conservative) party?

Some Conservatives eg. Winston Churchill defected to the Liberals.

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Give 3 reasons why the 'Chinese Slavery' issue brought bad publicity to the Conservatives.

1) Humanitarian concerns. 2) Emigration route being closed (discontent). 3) Objections from trade unionists that the practice might be extended to Britain.

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Whose votes did the 'Taff Vale' decision cost the Conservatives?

Trade unionists and their supporters.

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Who was the Conservative Prime Minister up until the 1906 general election?

Arthur Balfour.

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Name 10 reasons why the Liberals won a landslide victory in the 1906 election?

1) Tories split over free trade (tariff reform). 2) Boer war. 3) Education act. 4) Licensing act. 5) Taff Vale dispute. 6) Arthur Balfour. 7) New Liberalism. 8) Welfare reform. 9) Labour party (Lib-Lab pact). 10) Social change.

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The General Election of 1906