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Baldwin's Governments
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Term
Protectionism
Definition
Tax on imported goods, helping the sales of British goods and therefore providing jobs for the many unemployed. However, increases cost of imports, therefore limiting consumer choice.
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1923 General Election
Definition
Called by Baldwin over the issue of Free Trade v. Protectionism after the Conservatives sought to adopt Protectionism. Although they lost the election, it reunited many of the pro-Protection Conservatives that had not joined the coalition, such as Austen Chamberlain. The Free Trade parties had the majority, and therefore the largest of those, Labour, was asked to form government.
Term
258
Definition
Seats won by Conservatives in 1923 Election
Term
191
Definition
Seats won by Labour in 1923 General Election
Term
159
Definition
Seats won by Liberals in 1923 General Election
Term
December 1923
Definition
Baldwin resigns as PM
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Lord Curzon
Definition
Foreign Secretary and Baldwin's main opponent for the position of PM and party leader. However, he was seen as too arrogant and was not selected by King George V
Term
Conservative Central Office
Definition
Co-ordinated the party and their campaigns
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£10,000
Definition
Annual income for the Conservative British union Association in Birmingham. Labour had only £750
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20,000
Definition
Members of the Birmingham British Union Association when Labour had only 6,500 members. The Conservatives also had 15,000 female members in a fellow organisation.
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1 million
Definition
Female members of the Conservative party by the 1920s.
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Free Trade
Definition
Policy of no tariffs to encourage trade.
Term
1924
Definition
Baldwin adopted Free Trade.
Term
Churchill in Baldwin's Government
Definition
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Term
Sir William Joynson-Hicks in Baldwin's government
Definition
Home Secretary
Term
Neville Chamberlain in Baldwin's Government
Definition
Minister of Health
Term
1918
Definition
Contituencies reorganised, favouring the Tories
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Plural Voting
Definition
Where those affiliated with a business or university could vote there and in their home constituency. Most business people and academics were traditionally Conservative and therefore it was percieved that this favoured them.
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1924 General Election
Definition
Held after the Labour government was dissolved, won by Conservatives.
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419/48.3%
Definition
Seats won by Conservatives in 1924 General Election/% of vote.
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151/33.0%
Definition
Seats won by Labour in 1924 General Election/% of vote
Term
40/17.6%
Definition
Seats won by Liberals in 1924 General Election/% of vote
Term
3.85%
Definition
Swing to Conservatives in 1924 General Election
Term
Locarno Treaties
Definition
In 1925, gesutre of reconciliation over Germany joining the Leagues of Nations.
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Blanesburgh Committee
Definition
Investigated unemployment in 1927, suggested reducing juvenile benefits to 1/3 of adult rate.
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£7830 million
Definition
National debt in 1920
Term
40%
Definition
Budget spent on interest repayments in 1920
Term
1925
Definition
Return to the Gold Standard
Term
$4.86
Definition
Valuation of the pound under the Gold Standard
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Gold Standard
Definition
Pre-war orthodox fixed exchanged valuation of the pound
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1925 Social Changes
Definition
Pensions, widows and orphans support extended and income tax lowered
Term
£10,000,000
Definition
Amount the Admirality were requesting to build cruisers to combat the threat from Japan
Term
7
Definition
Cruisers built 1925-1927
Term
10 Year Rule
Definition
concept of a duration of warning and preparation before conflict.
Term
1927
Definition
Conservatives ended diplomatic relations with Russia
Term
£36.5 million
Definition
Decifit by 1927. Churchill subsequently raised taxes on tobacco, matches and wines.
Term
£29,000,000
Definition
Derating in agriculture, industry and railways/canals in 1928
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75%
Definition
Level of derating in industry by Churchill
Term
1929 Budget
Definition
supported imperialism and abolished the tax on tea
Term
£1000 million
Definition
Imports in 1929
Term
£1500 million
Definition
exports in 1929
Term
1.2 million
Definition
unemployed in 1925
Term
1.08million
Definition
Unemployed in 1927
Term
1216000
Definition
Unemployment in 1929
Term
1919-1920
Definition
Economic Boom
Term
1921-1922
Definition
Economic Slump
Term
£259
Definition
Average cost of a car in 1924
Term
General Electricity Board
Definition
Established 1926
Term
730,000-2.8million
Definition
Change in electricity consumers 1920-1929
Term
6%
Definition
Households with electricity in 1920
Term
1926-1933
Definition
National Grid constructed
Term
Electricity Supply Bill
Definition
Passed 1926, to set up the National Grid
Term
25 bills
Definition
Outlined Chamberlain's provisional programme of domestic policies in November 1924, most of which were passed by 1929
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Widows, Pensions and Orphans Act
Definition
Passed 1925, extending benefits, introducing child allowance and worker coverage
Term
National Insurance
Definition
a contributory scheme for workers which determined access to benefits
Term
10s
Definition
Benefits a week for widows 1925-1929
Term
20 million
Definition
Insured workers by 1937
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Guardians Act
Definition
Passed in 1926 allowing the Minister of Health to chose his own nominees to distribute Poor Law after previous Guardians deliberately overspent
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£2million
Definition
Overspent by Poor Law Guardian Poplar
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Unemployment Benefit Act
Definition
benefits for an unlimited period became a right, revised in 1928
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Local Government Act
Definition
Poor Law authorities abolished, replaced by Public Assistance Committees in 1929
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600
Definition
Number of Poor Law authorities abolished in 1929
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£3million
Definition
Allocated for Public Assistance Committees
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930,000
Definition
Houses built 1924-1929
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65 to 75 per 1000
Definition
reduction in IMR
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BBC
Definition
Formed 1926, the British Broadcasting Corporation
Term
Representation of the Peoples Act
Definition
Passed 1928m extending the electorate to 21-28 year old women
Term
5 million
Definition
New electors after 1928
Term
English Steel Corporation
Definition
Established 1926
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Briang-Kellogg Pact
Definition
in 1928, renouncing war
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