EDEXCEL A LEVEL THEME 1
BRITAIN TRANSFORMED HISTORY
June 2024 Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What were 2 political impacts of WW1? - Answer>>- America
overtook Britain as the world's best trading nation
- The British Empire faced more challenges which threatened its
survival
What were some economic impacts of WW1? - Answer>>-
Upper class had to pay death duties for deceased soldiers
- Some traditional industries went into decline
- Expensive healthcare (no NHS)
- Short economic boom
- Economic recession in the early 1920s
What were some social impacts of WW1? - Answer>>- Millions
of men were lost
- More women began to work
- Working class confidence in the upper class shook due to high
death duties
- Working class poverty
- Women got the vote (1918)
- Little social mobility
Who was prime minister from 1918-22? - Answer>>David Lloyd
George
In what state was the economy in during his time as PM? -
Answer>>Poor
,What were the cuts in government expenditure called? -
Answer>>Geddes Axe
What did Lloyd George's government become known for? -
Answer>>Its economic incompetence
How many were employed in 1922? - Answer>>Over 1 million
What did Lloyd George promise? - Answer>>A country fit for
heroes
How many houses were built between 1918-22? -
Answer>>Over 200,000
Why was Lloyd George's government corrupt? - Answer>>It
sold titles to anyone to raise money for the Liberal party
What group was responsible for Lloyd George's downfall? -
Answer>>1922 Committee
Who was prime minister of the 1922-4 Conservative government
from 1922-3? - Answer>>Andrew Bonar Law
What did the Conservative manifesto promise? -
Answer>>'Tranquility and freedom from both adventures at
home and abroad'
What was Churchill's opinion of Bonar Law's government? -
Answer>>It was a second XI (It wasn't good enough)
What was Lloyd George's opinion of Bonar Law's government? -
Answer>>'Honest to the point of simplicity'
, What did Chamberlain's housing act allow the construction of? -
Answer>>Cheap housing through local authorities with a
subsidy of £6
Who took over as leader of the 1922-4 Conservative government?
- Answer>>Stanley Baldwin
What policy did Baldwin persuade the cabinet to adopt? -
Answer>>Protectionism - to safeguard British industry against
cheap European imports
Why didn't Baldwin resign after the 1924 general election? -
Answer>>He didn't want to be replaced
What were Baldwin and Asquith not prepared to do? -
Answer>>Work together to form another coalition
Which party won the 1924 election? - Answer>>Labour (+191
seats)
Who was the leader of the first labour government? -
Answer>>Ramsay Macdonald
Why did his government only last 6 months? - Answer>>It was
dogged by allegations of communism - a hoax letter (the Zinoviev
letter) seemed to link Macdonald to the USSR
Who became prime minister again after Macdonald? -
Answer>>Baldwin
Who was his chancellor of the exchequer? - Answer>>Winston
Churchill
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