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Baldwin As Prime Minister
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Baldwin As Prime Minister
Strengths
- Calm and firm leadership was of great value to Britain in time of political extremism elsewhere in Europe. He was open-minded so compromise and conciliation could develop with opponents.
- Effectively handled domestic crisis eg. General Strike 1926 and Abdication Crisis 1936.
- Maintained the National Government when there was a risk of politics fracturing.
Weaknesses
- Lack of insight in economic matters meant he made no significant contributions to resolving unemployment.
- Detachment from foreign affairs limited his understanding of developments in Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.
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- A Levels British History Mind Map on Baldwin As Prime Minister, created by elise-v on 03/05/2014.
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