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How were the parties effected in world war one?
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HOW WERE THE PARTIES EFFECTED IN WORLD WAR ONE? In this essay I will look at the main points to do with the parties' success. I will then decide which of these points effected which party the most. Firstly, I will talk about the parties' positions in 1914 compared with 1918. The Liberals were in government in 1914 and had won the last three elections. On the surface they appeared to be doing very well and they looked very strong. They had prevailed over the House of Lords in 1911 when they passed the Parliament Act. Also they had been "on a roll" with their new social reforms programme beginning in 1906, a highlight of this success being the People's Budget of 1909. At this time the Conservatives were in opposition. Many historians think that Balfour was largely to blame for the Conservatives' loss in 1906. Many voters disliked Balfour as...
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