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Why did the Conservative Party dominate the political scene in the 1930's?
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Why did the Conservative Party dominate the political scene in the 1930's? The question posed can be conveniently dealt with in two parts - firstly the reasons for the attainment of ascendancy, and secondly the reasons for its retention Britain between 1929 and 1931 had a minority Labour government led by Ramsay Macdonald. The fact that the National Government formed in 1931 came into being as a result of an election where the Conservatives won 474 out of the 556 National government seats has its roots in the preceding two decades. Before the Great War the Conservatives' main rivals had been the Liberal Party. Committed to non-intervention and free trade, the Liberals rapidly showed that they were unsuited to govern in wartime. Asquith was perceived as weak and ineffective. This led to a split in the Liberal Party in 1916, with Lloyd George's faction forming a coalition with the Conservatives in...
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