An inspector calls By rthorpe4nrt@nsix.org.uk Period: Jan 1, 1905 to Dec 31, 1945 An inspector calls Oct 17, 1905 Liberals form a government under Henry Campbell-Bannerman Feb 15, 1910 Liberals win the election but lose their overall majority May 6, 1910 Edward VII dies and is succeeded by George V Apr 11, 1912 Liberals propose Irish 'Home Rule' for the third tim Jun 4, 1913 Suffragette Emily Davison is killed by the king's horse Jun 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand is assassinated in Sarajevo Aug 4, 1914 Britain declares war on Germany in response to the invasion of Belgium Nov 5, 1914 Britain declares war on the Ottoman Empire May 17, 1918 Massive flu epidemic reaches Britain Nov 11, 1918 World War One ends when Germany signs an armistice Dec 14, 1918 David Lloyd George's coalition wins the post-war election Dec 23, 1919 Exclusion of women from many jobs is made illega Aug 17, 1921 Unemployment reaches a post-war high of 2.5 million Oct 17, 1922 Prime Minister David Lloyd George resigns as his wartime coalition breaks up Oct 17, 1923 Conservative Stanley Baldwin becomes prime minister Jan 17, 1924 Ramsay Macdonald becomes the first Labour prime minister Apr 25, 1925 Chancellor Winston Churchill returns Britain to the 'Gold Standard' Oct 19, 1926 Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa are recognised as autonomous May 7, 1928 All women over the age of 21 get the vote May 30, 1929 Labour wins the general election with Ramsay Macdonald as prime minister Oct 24, 1929 Wall Street Crash sparks the Great Depression Aug 23, 1931 Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald resigns in a row over the budget Oct 27, 1931 'National government' coalition wins the election, but Labour support plummets Nov 3, 1934 Scottish Nationalist Party is founded to fight for an independent Scotland Jun 7, 1935 Conservative Stanley Baldwin becomes prime minister for the third time Jan 20, 1936 George V dies and is succeeded by Edward VIII Oct 5, 1936 Jarrow men march to London to highlight local poverty and unemployment May 12, 1937 George VI is crowned king Mar 31, 1939 Britain guarantees territorial integrity of Poland Sep 3, 1939 Britain declares war on Germany in response to the invasion of Poland May 10, 1940 Winston Churchill becomes prime minister of the coalition government Feb 4, 1945 Allied leaders shape the post-war world at the Yalta Conference May 8, 1945 Britain celebrates the end of war on Victory in Europe Day Jul 26, 1945 Labour wins the general election by a landslide Nov 3, 1945 United Nations comes into existence with Britain as a founder member
