Labours Victory 1945
How far was Labour's election victory in 1945 due to changes in social attitudes during the second world war? (24 marks)
After the war had finished Labour enjoyed a political victory in 1945, they were now in charge of making the policies and choices that would best suite Britain at this rough time of economic depression. Their success was down to many different factors both during and after the war. factors such as the public wanting rid of the total war memories that are held within the conservative party.
Labour's election victory was quite heavily down to the changes in public opinions and their perceptions of the political parties at this time of war and economic decline. In most of the public's eyes it was seen as fashionable to support a more extreme left wing party like the labour party. this would've gained Labour a lot of votes as with fashion comes a lot of numbers as most people join in latest fashions. Many people for the first time experienced the staggering amount of poverty there was in the country especially in areas such as London. It was the evacuation of children which shed light on the bigger picture of how many families were living and what conditions the children were used to. This shocked many people into thinking that they needed a government which help fix this huge amount of poverty and reduce the class barriers between the poor and the not so poor. Labour was a party that seemed able to attempt to fix this overwhelming problem, they offered a fresh faced government unlike the conservatives.
Attitudes to the 1930s also tipped the balance in favour of the Labour party. The 1930s were a very bitter and unsuccessful time for the public and the conservatives as they were associated with many failures during this period. There was high unemployment and poverty, failure to rearm and the appalling policy of appeasement were all linked to the conservatives which did not do them any favours in the 1945 election. The 1945 election wasn't
After the war had finished Labour enjoyed a political victory in 1945, they were now in charge of making the policies and choices that would best suite Britain at this rough time of economic depression. Their success was down to many different factors both during and after the war. factors such as the public wanting rid of the total war memories that are held within the conservative party.
Labour's election victory was quite heavily down to the changes in public opinions and their perceptions of the political parties at this time of war and economic decline. In most of the public's eyes it was seen as fashionable to support a more extreme left wing party like the labour party. this would've gained Labour a lot of votes as with fashion comes a lot of numbers as most people join in latest fashions. Many people for the first time experienced the staggering amount of poverty there was in the country especially in areas such as London. It was the evacuation of children which shed light on the bigger picture of how many families were living and what conditions the children were used to. This shocked many people into thinking that they needed a government which help fix this huge amount of poverty and reduce the class barriers between the poor and the not so poor. Labour was a party that seemed able to attempt to fix this overwhelming problem, they offered a fresh faced government unlike the conservatives.
Attitudes to the 1930s also tipped the balance in favour of the Labour party. The 1930s were a very bitter and unsuccessful time for the public and the conservatives as they were associated with many failures during this period. There was high unemployment and poverty, failure to rearm and the appalling policy of appeasement were all linked to the conservatives which did not do them any favours in the 1945 election. The 1945 election wasn't