GREAT BRITAIN By Nick Causey, Nick Soper,

Amapreet Kaur, Navya Jaikumar

DAVID LLOYD GEORGE

Rise to Power Born on January 17th, 1863 Trained to become a lawyer Opened own practice Learned the art of public speaking Registered as a Liberal and eventually

made his way into the House of Commons

Leadership War Minister during WWI Prime Minister Attended “Big Three” Ordered surge of military men to end war

quickly… Originally Liberal, turned Conservative in

order to throw incompetent leader out during WWI (Herbert Asquith)

Death David Lloyd George died on March 26th,

1945

Legacy We know that he sided with the French

leader during the Versailles Peace Conference

The final Treaty looked very little like Wilson’s Fourteen Points

This complete humiliation of Germany led to a poisoned global atmosphere

STANLEY BALDWIN

Rise to Power October 1922 he organized plot that

threw Lloyd George out Conservative

Leadership Junior Lord of Treasury Financial Secretary to the Treasury President of the Board of Trade Appointed Chancellor of Exchequer

Death He died December 14th, 1947

Legacy Pacifistic views left Britain grossly

unprepared for war against Germany

NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN

Rise to Power Refused office under Lloyd George Accepted under Baldwin Conservative Felt badly for Germany

Leadership British Prime Minister Attended the Munich Conference Pacifist

Death Died on November 9th, 1940

Legacy He never wanted a war with Britain and

even after meeting with Hitler he made the famous comment “Peace in Our Time”.

His anti-war sentiments and speeches led Britain into a sense of false security.

JAMES RAMSAY MACDONALD

Rise to Power Social Democrat Socialist Created independent labor party

Leadership Member of house of commons Was a part of the independent labor party

for his whole life fought for women’s suffrage Head of the national government

Death He died of heart failure on November 5th,

1937

Legacy “I have no objection to revolution, if it is

necessary but I have the very strongest objection to childishness masquerading as revolution, and all that one can say of these window-breaking expeditions is that they are simply silly and provocative.”

Kellogg-Briand Pact Pact of Paris Outlawing war between U.S. and France Did not have much enforcement Ultimately would be defeated in purpose

by the second World War People still had a right to self-defense

Irish Question Who governs Ireland? How is it Governed? Ireland owned by Britain Irish Uprising

Great Depression

Also known as the Great Slump Britain was still recovering from WWI Many General Strikes Coalition Government

Power Shifts Britain witnessed a few alterations in goings

on after the war, mainly in the name of power. Prior to war, the labor party only had 30 seats

in Parliament, afterwards, it had actually been became part of a coalition government set up to help with the war at hand.

Trade Unions had threatened strikes prior to war, however, during the war, they agreed not to strike so long as the Government provided them with higher wages. So, yeah, shifting towards a more citizen focused government.

Postwar Status & Impact in the 20’s

Munitions factories closed down, leading to many women losing their jobs.

Post war technologies were inadequate to keep up with the competition.

Ship building, coal, and textile industries entered a slump they were unable to recover from.

There was a general strike which included pretty much every worker… Which is what general means…

Positive or Negative?

Negative Not a very good

decade…

Postwar Status & Impact in the 30’s

Over 2 million Brits are unemployed until 1936.

1939, and 1.25 million British citizens are still unemployed, even on the edge of war.

Transition Period: Switching from steam to electricity, man made fibers to plastics, and the chemical industry’s expansion created jobs for the jobless.

Positive or Negative?

Meh, There are still those without

jobs, but we’re getting better, at least until the second outbreak of war (Oooo, foreshadowing!)

QUIZ TIME

Who was the leader from Great Britain that attended

the Versailles Peace Conference?

A) David Lloyd George

B) James Ramsay MacDonald

C) Neville Chamberlain

D) Stanley Baldwin

FAIL

Try Again!

EPICWIN

Who was the Juniour Lord of Treasury?

A) David Lloyd George

B) James Ramsay MacDonald

C) Neville Chamberlain

D) Stanley Baldwin

FAILTry Again!

EPICWIN

Who created the Independent Labour Party

A) David Lloyd George

B) James Ramsay MacDonald

C) Neville Chamberlain

D) Stanley Baldwin

FAILTry Again!

EPICWIN

Who attended the Munich Conference?

A) David Lloyd George

B) James Ramsay MacDonald

C) Neville Chamberlin

D) Stanley Baldwin

FAILTry Again!

EPICWIN

What industries did the general strike include?

A) Textile, Coal, Ship Building

B) Chemical engineering

C) Plastics and Steam Power

D) Lol, I’m the right answer, pick me!

FAILTry Again!

EPICWIN

What section of Parliament became part of the coalition government?

A) Textile

B) Judicial

C) Labor (Or Labour for those Europeans)

D) Surgical

FAILTry Again!

EPICWIN

What Kind of Decade was the 1920’s for Britain?

A) Positive

B) Meh

C) Negative

D) Beatlemania!

FAILTry Again!

EPICWIN

What was the Great Depression also known as?

A) The Great Fail

B) The Great Slump

C) The Great Slouch

D) The Great Fall

FAILTry Again!

EPICWIN

What was the Irish Question asking?

A) Who governs Ireland?

B) How is Ireland governed

C) A and B

D) None of the Above

FAILTry Again!

EPICWIN

Which war cancelled out the Kellogg-Briand Pact

A) War of 1812

B) World War II

C) World War I

D) The Final Battle at Hogwarts

FAILTry Again!

EPICWINAlso, The Game. You haz lost it.Problem?

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