The 1929 election: the franchise extension and 'flapper vote'; the new Labour government; MacDonald and Snowden and their aims; the state of Britain by 1929
In 1929, Britain held a general election in which women under 30 could vote for the first time. Labour won the most seats, and Ramsay MacDonald became Prime Minister for the second time.
Real World
Philip Snowden's rigidly orthodox Budget of 1929 refused deficit spending to tackle unemployment, even as Wall Street crashed in October — a decision that locked Labour into Treasury conservatism just as the Great Depression began.
Exam Focus
When asked about Labour's 1929 government, contrast MacDonald's stated aims with Snowden's fiscal orthodoxy to demonstrate internal contradiction.
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