Britain's Labour Party Came into Existence Mainly Due to

question 5

Multiple Choice

Britain's Labour party came into existence mainly due to

• A) its desire to oust Marxism and socialism from the country.
• B) several union strikes that had shaken the general public's confidence in the parties involved in the strikes.
• C) the extended depression and high unemployment rate the British experienced.
• D) the realization that the older states had allowed the United States and Germany to outpace them technologically.
• E) the split within the Liberal party over whether general strikes should or should not be called.

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