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Why was the liberal party divided in the period 1918-22
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Why was the liberal party divided in the period 1918-22? There are a number of reasons that the liberals divided in 1918, some members following Lloyd George in a coalition government and others supporting Asquith in a lone party. However it was the end of the coalition in 1922, which reunited the party again. A key reason that the liberal were divided at the end of World War I is due to the disagreements during it. The main disagreement was over conscription as many of them felt it went against human freedoms and Liberal ideology. Yet others along with Lloyd George felt it was a necessary measure to win the war. After the war had ended the party remained fairly segregated, this is because they had no issue to unite them, unlike other parties. Therefore the war effectively started problems within the party. However the most important cause of the liberal...
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