Clement Richard Attlee Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Czechoslovakia Debate

Raises the security of Czechoslovakia immediately after the annexation of Austria changes the strategic position in Central Europe.

Czechoslovakia Questions

Presses ministers about British policy toward Czechoslovakia and the growing German threat.

Foreign Affairs and Rearmament Debate

Criticises the government's foreign policy while arguing that defence policy must be linked to collective resistance to aggression.

Opposition to the Anglo-Italian Agreement

Challenges the government's agreement with Mussolini and questions whether concessions to dictators will strengthen peace.

Czechoslovak Crisis Statement

Responds to Chamberlain's Commons statement during the final days of the Czechoslovak crisis.

Munich Agreement Response

Calls the Munich settlement a humiliation and argues that Czechoslovakia has been forced to yield to threats of force.

Treaty of Munich

Attlee criticized the government's policy and the sacrifice of Czechoslovakia during the Commons debate.

Role range: 1935-1955

European Situation Debate after Munich

Continues Labour's criticism of the Munich settlement and warns that the underlying European danger remains.

Government Policy Debate on Munich

Opposes the claim that Munich has created a durable peace and stresses the strategic cost of the settlement.

International Situation Debate

Challenges the continuation of appeasement after Munich and calls for a stronger international approach to aggression.

Foreign Issues Debate

Returns to the weakness of the post-Munich settlement and presses for policies capable of deterring further expansion.

Resignation of Neville Chamberlain

Sends a letter to Chamberlain saying Labour will not serve under Chamberlain

Role range: 1935-1955

War Cabinet

Appointed Member of War Cabinet

Role range: 1940-1945

Lord Privy Seal

Appointed Lord Privy Seal

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1940-1942

Deputy Prime Minister

Appointed Deputy Prime Minister, serves under Winston Churchill

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1942-1945

Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs

Appointed Dominions Secretary

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1942-1943

Lord President

Appointed Lord President of the Council

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1943-1945

Resignation of Clement Richard Attlee

Rejects Churchill's offer to continue the Coalition Government

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1942-1945

Resignation of Clement Richard Attlee

The Government resigns

Role range: 1940-1945 – 1942-1945

Prime Minister of Great Britain

Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

United Nations Charter

Attlee's government inherits Britain's obligations as a founding member of the United Nations after the UN Charter is signed in 1945

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Election

Leads Labour to a landslide general election victory.

Role range: 1945-1951

United Nations Charter

Attlee's government inherits Britain's obligations as a founding member of the United Nations after the UN Charter is signed in 1945

Role range: 1945-1951

Potsdam Conference

Attlee and Truman meet at Potsdam while Allied policy for postwar Germany and war crimes trials is discussed

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Independence of Great Britain

Promises India independence

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Independence of India

Promises India independence

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Supplies and Services Transitional Powers Act

Supplies and Services Transitional Powers Act 1945 continues wartime controls during postwar reconstruction

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Party Leader

Continues as Leader of the Labour Party

Role range: 1935-1955

Election

The Labour Party wins 48% of votes cast and 393 MPs

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Election

Labour win 393 seats, the Conservatives win 210 seats. 259 new Labour MPs are elected

Role range: 1935-1955

Recognition of Austria

Russia, Britain, the USA and France recognise Austria with its 1937 boundaries

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Ministers of the Crown Act

Ministers of the Crown Act 1946 reorganises ministerial offices and salaries for modern government

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Agreement on Intelligence collaboration with the USA

Concludes a secret agreement on intelligence collaboration with the USA

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Nationalization

The coal industry is nationalised

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Occupation

The American and British occupation zones in Germany are economically joined together

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Independence of Great Britain

Agrees to grant Indian independence no later than 1948

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Independence of India

Agrees to grant Indian independence no later than 1948

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Withdrawal Negotiations

Informs the US Britain cannot afford to keep troops in Greece and will withdraw by April

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Alliance Clement Richard Attlee Attlee, 1st and France

A treaty of alliance, the Treaty of Dunkirk, is signed with France

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951

Treaty of Dunkirk

A treaty of alliance, the Treaty of Dunkirk, is signed with France

Role range: 1945-1951 – 1945-1951