L2 Political Landscape 1918-31

Which body set up the Labour Representation Committee in 1900?

• The Labour Party
• The Trade Union Congress
• The Liberal Party

Who took over as Prime Minister in 1916, ruling until 1922?

• David Lloyd George
• Herbert Asquith
• Andrew Bonar-Law

When was the first Labour government formed?

• 1922
• 1924
• 1929

Who was the first Labour Prime Minister?

• Arthur Henderson?
• Keir Hardie
• Ramsay MacDonald

Relations with which country helped to bring down the first Labour government via the Zinoviev letter?

• Russia
• France
• Germany

Which Conservative served as Prime Minister from 1924 to 1929?

• Andrew Bonar-Law
• Stanley Baldwin
• Neville Chamberlain

Which of the following was NOT a piece of legislation by the Labour government of 1929-31?

• The National Health Service Act
• The Housing Act
• The Coal Mines Act

What scandal contributed to the end of Lloyd George's premiership in 1922?

• Attending parties during the Spanish flu pandemic

• Underpaying stamp duty on his mansion

• Selling knighthoods and peerages

The 1927 Trades Disputes Act required that trade union members could no longer....

• Vote in general elections

• Have a political levy automatically paid to the Labour Party

• Take any form of strike action

Which 1931 policy led to a split in the Labour Cabinet and the formation of a National Government?

• Proposed war with Fascist Italy

• A 10% cut in the dole

• Nationalisation of coal mines