Origins of the Labour Party

What year was the Independent Labour Party formed?

• 1885

• 1900

• 1893

• 1924

Who was one of the founders of the Independent Labour Party?

• Ramsay MacDonald

• Keir Hardie

• Winston Churchill

• David Lloyd George

What was the primary focus of the Independent Labour Party?

• Agricultural reforms

• Middle-class rights

• Foreign policy

• Working-class interests

In what year did the Labour Representation Committee form?

• 1900

• 1892

• 1924

• 1911

What was the purpose of the 'Lib-Lab Pact'?

• To promote socialist policies

• To create a coalition government

• To avoid splitting the opposition vote against the Conservatives

• To dissolve the Labour Party

How many LRC candidates won seats in the 1906 general election?

• Twenty nine

• Ten

• Fifteen

• Forty

What significant act was passed in 1911 that affected MPs?

• The Health and Safety Act

• The Education Act

• The Parliament Act introducing wages for MPs

• The Voting Rights Act

What year did Labour form its first government?

• 1900

• 1918

• 1924

• 1931

Who led the first Labour government?

• Tony Blair

• Clement Attlee

• Keir Hardie

• Ramsay MacDonald

What event contributed to the fall of the first Labour government in 1924?

• The Wall Street Crash

• The Zinoviev Letter

• The outbreak of World War II

• The signing of the Treaty of Versailles