The strange death of Liberal England

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When did George Dangerfield publish his theory 'The strange death of Liberal England'?
1935.
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In his theory, in what years did he claim that the Liberal party suffered the most damage?
1910-1914.
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What did he claim were the main reasons the Liberal party was damaged?
1) The struggle over the house of Lords after the rejection of the people's budget. 2) The militant suffragette campaign in support for votes for women. 3) The battle for and against home rule in Ireland after the passing of the Parliament act.
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What was the fourth reason?
4) The growth of syndicalism and industrial strife from 1910 to 1914.
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What is syndicalism?
Deliberately violent or destructive protest.
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What percentage of the votes did the Liberals win in 1906?
49.4%.
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What percentage of the votes did the Liberals win in 1910?
43.5%.
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What percentage of the votes did Labour win in 1906?
4.8%.
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What percentage of the votes did Labour win in 1924?
33.3%.
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When did the Liberals last win over 100 seats in a general election?
1923.
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When did the Labour party first form a minority government?
January 1924.
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When did the Labour party become established as one of the main political parties?
October 1924.
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What were Taylor and Abelman's causes of decline? 1)
The liberal party remained split after ww1.
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2)
Greater class consciousness.
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3)
New voting system- electorate trebled.
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4)
New labour party constitution.
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5)
Liberals' local organisation crumbled after the war.
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6)
Labour refused to work with Liberals at elections.
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