Second MacDonald government

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The Second MacDonald government was the British National Government led by Labour Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald from 1931, formed in response to the economic crisis of the Great Depression and dominated by Conservative support.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government ⓘ
National Government ⓘ
budgetaryPolicy austerity measures ⓘ
cabinetNumber National Government (1931–1935) ⓘ
cause collapse of the Second Labour Government ⓘ
chancellorOfTheExchequer Neville Chamberlain ⓘ
coalitionPartner Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
Liberal National Party (UK) ⓘ
Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
defenceContext interwar period ⓘ
dominantParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
economicPolicy Imperial Preference ⓘ
protectionism ⓘ
election 1931 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
endTime 7 June 1935 ⓘ
financeMinister Neville Chamberlain ⓘ
followedBy First Baldwin National Government ⓘ
foreignMinister Sir John Simon ⓘ
foreignSecretary Sir John Simon ⓘ
headOfGovernment Ramsay MacDonald ⓘ
historicalPeriod Great Depression in the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Great Depression
implementedPolicy abandonment of the gold standard ⓘ
public spending cuts ⓘ
tax increases ⓘ
unemployment benefit cuts ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legislativeTerm 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
legislatureStatus coalition government ⓘ
majority government ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
monarch George V ⓘ
notableMember Herbert Samuel ⓘ
Neville Chamberlain ⓘ
Sir John Simon ⓘ
Stanley Baldwin ⓘ
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK) ⓘ
parliamentaryMajority large Conservative majority ⓘ
politicalLeader Ramsay MacDonald ⓘ
politicalPosition broad coalition ⓘ
precededBy First MacDonald government ⓘ
primeMinister Ramsay MacDonald ⓘ
reasonForFormation Great Depression ⓘ
economic crisis of 1931 ⓘ
residence 10 Downing Street ⓘ
resultOf 1931 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
significantEvent Ottawa Imperial Economic Conference 1932 ⓘ
startTime 1931 ⓘ
24 August 1931 ⓘ

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Second Baldwin government → followedBy → Second MacDonald government ⓘ
National Government coalition → precededBy → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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National Governments of the 1930s in the United Kingdom → hasPart → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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35th United Kingdom Parliament → governmentAtStart → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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National Government (United Kingdom) → precededBy → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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National Government (United Kingdom) → precededBy → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
subject linked to: National Government
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Stephen Walsh → partOf → MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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First Baldwin National Government → precededBy → Second MacDonald National Government ⓘ
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37th Parliament of the United Kingdom → government → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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35th Parliament of the United Kingdom → hasGovernment → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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Labour governments of the United Kingdom → includesGovernment → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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J. R. Clynes → servedIn → Second MacDonald ministry ⓘ
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