Britain 1930-1997
Timetable
, Before 1930
1920 (March) 1921 (6th December)
Irish War of Independence 1924 (29th October)
Anglo-Irish Treaty
Foreign Secretary, Winston 1923 (23rd May) Another general election was held and
This Act ended the Irish War
Churchill, authorised a force Andrew Bonar Law Conservatives gained a majority. Stanle
of Independence. It provided
of predominantly ex-soldiers, resigned as Prime Baldwin returned as Prime Minister. Win
for the partition of Ireland
the Black and Tans, to go to Minister due to ill Churchill was elected as Constitutionali
with Northern Ireland
Ireland and fight against the health. Stanley for Epping and sat in the House as a
remaining part of the United
IRA. The Black and Tans were Baldwin took over Conservative MP.
Kingdom with the rest of
known for their para-military as Prime Minister.
Ireland becoming the Irish
style of fighting. Free State.
1922 (15th November) 1923 (6th December)
1921 (February) The Coalition government had come Stanley Baldwin called a general election. He
Churchill was appointed under increasing criticism from the seeking public approval for his leadership an
Secretary of State for Conservatives. In a bid to increase his the introduction of trade tariffs. Although the
the Colonies by Prime majority, Lloyd George called a general Conservatives gained the most seats they d
Minister, David Lloyd election. The election was won by the have a majority in the House of Commons an
George. Conservative Party and Andrew Bonar the Labour Party formed a minority governm
Law became Prime Minister. Liberal with Ramsay Macdonald as Prime Minister.
Winston Churchill lost his seat and was no
longer a Member of Parliament.
, Before 1930
1925 (April) 1926 (4th – 12th May)
1924 (6th November) Winston Churchill 1929 (30th May)
Stanley Baldwin General Strike. The mine owners and A general election was held
reduced the pension miners had rejected the terms of the
appointed Churchill to age to 65 years from The Conservatives Lost the
the Cabinet as Samuel Commission. The General election. Ramsay
70 years and reduced Council of the Trades Union Congress
Chancellor of the the rate of income tax MacDonald, head of the
Exchequer and Winston called a general strike seeking to Labour Party became Prime
for lower paid workers. protect both the wages and hours of
re-joined the Minister of a minority
Conservative Party miners. Around 1.75 million workers government.
joined the strike
1925 (April)
1926 (10th March)
First Budget, Winston Churchill presented his 1929 (30th May)
Samuel Commission
first Budget. On the advice of the Bank of A general election was 1929 (29th Octob
This Royal Commission was led
England, Churchill restored the British held. The Conservatives Wall Street Crash
by Sir Herbert Samuel to
currency to the gold standard. As predicted Lost the election. The New York sto
investigate the problems in the
by economists, this led to deflation and rising Ramsay MacDonald, market crashed a
mining industry. The
unemployment. This was particularly felt in head of the Labour Party investors lost bill
Commission recommended that
the coal industry where the higher rate of the became Prime Minister of dollars.
miners should accept a wage
pound increased the price of coal and led to a of a minority Repercussions w
cut in order to maintain
marked decline in exports. Churchill lost government. felt across the W
production but that their hours
popularity for this decision.
would not be increased.
, 1930s
Timetable
, Before 1930
1920 (March) 1921 (6th December)
Irish War of Independence 1924 (29th October)
Anglo-Irish Treaty
Foreign Secretary, Winston 1923 (23rd May) Another general election was held and
This Act ended the Irish War
Churchill, authorised a force Andrew Bonar Law Conservatives gained a majority. Stanle
of Independence. It provided
of predominantly ex-soldiers, resigned as Prime Baldwin returned as Prime Minister. Win
for the partition of Ireland
the Black and Tans, to go to Minister due to ill Churchill was elected as Constitutionali
with Northern Ireland
Ireland and fight against the health. Stanley for Epping and sat in the House as a
remaining part of the United
IRA. The Black and Tans were Baldwin took over Conservative MP.
Kingdom with the rest of
known for their para-military as Prime Minister.
Ireland becoming the Irish
style of fighting. Free State.
1922 (15th November) 1923 (6th December)
1921 (February) The Coalition government had come Stanley Baldwin called a general election. He
Churchill was appointed under increasing criticism from the seeking public approval for his leadership an
Secretary of State for Conservatives. In a bid to increase his the introduction of trade tariffs. Although the
the Colonies by Prime majority, Lloyd George called a general Conservatives gained the most seats they d
Minister, David Lloyd election. The election was won by the have a majority in the House of Commons an
George. Conservative Party and Andrew Bonar the Labour Party formed a minority governm
Law became Prime Minister. Liberal with Ramsay Macdonald as Prime Minister.
Winston Churchill lost his seat and was no
longer a Member of Parliament.
, Before 1930
1925 (April) 1926 (4th – 12th May)
1924 (6th November) Winston Churchill 1929 (30th May)
Stanley Baldwin General Strike. The mine owners and A general election was held
reduced the pension miners had rejected the terms of the
appointed Churchill to age to 65 years from The Conservatives Lost the
the Cabinet as Samuel Commission. The General election. Ramsay
70 years and reduced Council of the Trades Union Congress
Chancellor of the the rate of income tax MacDonald, head of the
Exchequer and Winston called a general strike seeking to Labour Party became Prime
for lower paid workers. protect both the wages and hours of
re-joined the Minister of a minority
Conservative Party miners. Around 1.75 million workers government.
joined the strike
1925 (April)
1926 (10th March)
First Budget, Winston Churchill presented his 1929 (30th May)
Samuel Commission
first Budget. On the advice of the Bank of A general election was 1929 (29th Octob
This Royal Commission was led
England, Churchill restored the British held. The Conservatives Wall Street Crash
by Sir Herbert Samuel to
currency to the gold standard. As predicted Lost the election. The New York sto
investigate the problems in the
by economists, this led to deflation and rising Ramsay MacDonald, market crashed a
mining industry. The
unemployment. This was particularly felt in head of the Labour Party investors lost bill
Commission recommended that
the coal industry where the higher rate of the became Prime Minister of dollars.
miners should accept a wage
pound increased the price of coal and led to a of a minority Repercussions w
cut in order to maintain
marked decline in exports. Churchill lost government. felt across the W
production but that their hours
popularity for this decision.
would not be increased.
, 1930s
