Coalition Government (1915–1916)

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The Coalition Government (1915–1916) was a wartime British administration formed during World War I that brought together members of the Liberal, Conservative, and Labour parties under Prime Minister H. H. Asquith to strengthen national unity and prosecute the war effort.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government
wartime coalition government
aim coordinate military and economic resources for World War I
maintain cross-party support for the war
associatedEvent Battle of Gallipoli
surface form: Gallipoli campaign

Shell Crisis of 1915
causeOfEnd political crisis over war leadership
resignation of H. H. Asquith as prime minister
country United Kingdom
endTime December 1916
followedBy David Lloyd George ministry
surface form: Lloyd George Coalition Government (1916–1922)
formedDuring World War I
governmentType coalition government
headOfGovernment Herbert Henry Asquith
surface form: H. H. Asquith
historicalPeriod World War I era
includedParty Conservative Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
Liberal Party (UK)
introducedMeasure conscription in the United Kingdom
keyPolicyArea military recruitment
munitions production
naval warfare
war strategy
legislativeTerm 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
location London, England
surface form: London
monarch George V
notableMember Andrew Bonar Law
Arthur Henderson
Austen Chamberlain
David Lloyd George
Edward Carson
Lord Kitchener
Reginald McKenna
Walter Runciman
officeHeld Chancellor of the Exchequer
First Lord of the Admiralty
Minister of Munitions
Secretary of State for War
politicalIdeology conservatism
labourism
liberalism
precededBy Cabinet of H. H. Asquith
surface form: Asquith Liberal Government (1908–1915)
primeMinister Herbert Henry Asquith
surface form: H. H. Asquith
reasonForFormation prosecute the war effort more effectively
strengthen national unity during World War I
residenceOfHeadOfGovernment 10 Downing Street
startTime May 1915

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Liberal Government (1905–1915) followedBy Coalition Government (1915–1916)