... served to anger these leaders who had the power to crush them. The methods of protest contained western influences such as banners with western slogans, such as, "I have a dream" and erecting a pretended Statue of Liberty, consolidated fears ...

... of strikes was occurring throughout Germany, in the Ruhr mines, in central Germany and Berlin. The workers were demanding shorter hours, the socialisation of industry and a government based on councils. Even though this was a real threat to the ...

... allegiance to the Conservatives. These Liberal voters did not switch to Labour for a number of reasons. Firstly they had been alienated by the fact that the Labour party had withdrawn from an earlier pact with the Liberals. Secondly, it ...

... the major cause, was most definitely the last straw that finally split the two sides of the party; as R. Stewart describes it "for the Conservative party, repeal was a watershed." To understand the way in which the suggestion of ...

... This meant that there was a general continuation of Labour's welfare and employment policies, and even its nationalisation programme, except for the de-nationalisation pledges already made. In economic policies too there was similar commitment to Keynesian policies, though this tempered ...

... no export income was available to pay off outstanding reparations. This left the German government facing dilemmas because if they rebelled against the occupation it would destroy any foreign relations and there would have been a more likely chance of ...

... different reasons. One main one being the treaty of Versailles, within Germany it was seen to be a "diktat" as well as being a shameful peace and "stab in a back". The signing of the treaty of Versailles lead to ...

... of strike action, 'national' and 'sympathetic', were more often used together which in an extreme case could have meant a general strike. The symbol of this new strategy was the triple alliance, formed in 1914, which was a loose, informal ...

... very disorganised. In this way they found themselves depending on local committees being set up. The first industries to be called up into the Strike were regarded as the important industries (i.e. Railway, Coal, Transport, Electricity, Iron and Steel etc) ...

... of 1919 was a Royal commission in which owners and miners were equally represented under the chairman of Sir John Sankey. The government promised to meet the demands of the Sankey Commission, but a report came out in favour of ...

... lifestyle, and after losing many family members; they were expecting what the Prime Minister had promised them 'a fit country for heroes to live in'. The standard of life during the war was considerably bad, as the government abandoned the ...

... weren't going to win. The Americans, and President Woodrow Wilson in particular, were not going to form any kind of alliance/armistice with Germany whilst the Kaiser had any form of power whatsoever. This included the new idea of a constitutional ...

... further blunder in the eyes of the people by not pushing for ownership of Fiume. Fiume was to be the next stage in the burial of the liberal party in the field of Italian politics. Not only did they not ...

... the Tories looked almost invincible - coupled with Labour's unelectable and confused stance, it seemed as if they would remain in office for many years to come. However from 1960 they experienced a sharp decline. As one historian said 'the ...

... power should lay with the people, not with the King or Parliament. So, why did the Levellers movement fail to achieve these definite political and religious objectives after the Civil War? One major factor in the downfall of the Leveller movement ...

... their houses. There is a water pump next to the women which means that they probably didn't have any water in their houses and which also meant they were not very hygienic and clean. This picture shows it was very ...

... people began to agree with the government. They realised that the government could not ignore the poor any longer. The government introduced workhouses and outdoor, relief where the poor could go to work and instead of getting paid they where ...

... of unemployment thy would receive 7 shillings per week for up to 15 weeks which wasn't enough to support a family which the government thought would encourage them to find work. There were many reasons for these reforms which I ...

... outraged that their taxes were being used to fund church schools. In fact, the Act was branded 'Rome on Rates', as the Catholic Church was benefiting from taxes being paid by anti-Catholic citizens: Balfour soon had to control a revolt ...

... amongst the poorer classes. The Boer War supported this claim as one third of people who had applied were rejected, as they were unfit. The findings of the report with the support from the Boer War caused a debate over 'National ...

... were in-fact to blame for the conflict with the House of Lords and that it was due to their deliberate introduction of Bills that they knew the peers would never pass that led to the confrontation. An example is that ...

... up to 30% of the population were living in poverty and some liberals felt this was socially unjust. The attitudes of the people were changing as well. More ordinary people were becoming literate and so a new type of media ...

... the decline of the Unionists and the triumph of the Liberals. The education act which was passed by Balfour united the Liberals. After the bill was passed the liberal unionists said that the coalition between them and the conservatives could ...

... most significant issues dealt with in this election was tariff reform. Many believe that this was in fact the deciding factor in the election, such as this journalist writing for the Manchester Guardian on 15th January 1906: 1"A candidate had ...

... not just an economic argument but it was linked to the empire and its ideals. Chamberlain argued that he would produce 3/4 million extra jobs and money for pensions. It would also safe guard jobs and British companies. Chamberlains speech was ...