2M 戰爭與福利：轉型中的英國，1906–1929：练习题

• a.It established the Labour Party as the official opposition in the House of Commons.
• b.It removed the House of Lords' power to veto money bills and restricted their power to delay other legislation to two years.
• c.It formally abolished the monarchy’s right to dissolve Parliament without a majority vote from the Commons.
• d.It granted women over the age of 30 the right to vote in general elections for the first time.

• a.It prioritised military expansion and the 'Dreadnought' race over all domestic social legislation.
• b.It sought to abolish the monarchy and establish a secular republic based on French revolutionary ideals.
• c.It advocated for state intervention and social welfare to provide a 'minimum' standard of life, moving away from pure laissez-faire.
• d.It abandoned the principle of Free Trade in favour of Imperial Preference to fund social reform.

• a.The passage of the Trade Disputes Act which the Lords claimed was an illegal strike encouragement.
• b.The refusal of King Edward VII to grant a royal charter for the establishment of the Labour Party.
• c.The House of Lords' rejection of the 1909 'People's Budget' which proposed increased taxes on the wealthy.
• d.The Liberal government's attempt to immediately grant full independence to India without parliamentary debate.

• a.It guaranteed that Sinn Féin candidates would support the Westminster government in exchange for Home Rule.
• b.It deepened the split within the Liberal Party, marginalising H.H. Asquith and his followers.
• c.It led to the total dissolution of the Conservative Party as they merged with the Coalition Liberals.
• d.It resulted in the immediate formation of a majority Labour government led by Ramsay MacDonald.

• a.Attempts by mine owners to reduce wages and increase working hours following the end of government subsidies.
• b.A direct order from the Comintern in Moscow to overthrow the Baldwin administration.
• c.The implementation of the Gold Standard at a significantly undervalued rate for the pound.
• d.The government's refusal to grant the 'flapper vote' to women under the age of 30.

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